HBT Financial, Inc.

HBT Financial, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, operating through Heartland Bank and Trust Company. It provides deposit, lending, digital banking, and wealth management services to consumers, businesses, and municipal entities across Illinois and eastern Iowa, with a community-banking model built around local relationships and in-market acquisitions.

— HBT Financial, Inc.
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Deposit products35% Transaction, savings, and other deposit accounts used to fund the bank and serve customer cash management needs.
Commercial lending40% CRE, C&I, owner-occupied CRE, construction, and related business lending products.
Consumer and agricultural lending15% Residential, consumer, agricultural, and farmland loans for households and farm operators.
Wealth management and trust7% Trust, investment, farmland management, and farmland sales services offered through the wealth division.
Digital and ancillary banking services3% Online and mobile banking tools plus other fee-based banking services and customer support.

HBT serves retail households, small and mid-sized businesses, farmers, and municipal entities in its Midwest footprint...

  • Consumer householdssecondary

    Buy deposit accounts, residential loans, and consumer credit for everyday banking and borrowing needs.

  • Commercial and small business borrowersprimary

    Buy CRE, C&I, and owner-occupied CRE loans, plus deposit and treasury services, to finance operations and property.

  • Agricultural and farmland customerssecondary

    Buy farm and farmland loans and related services to finance land ownership, operations, and transitions.

  • Municipal entitiessecondary

    Use deposit and lending products for public-sector cash management and financing needs.

  • Wealth management clientsemerging

    Buy trust, investment, and farmland management/sales services for asset administration and estate planning.

HBT’s business is concentrated in Illinois and eastern Iowa, with a branch network of 66 full-service locations as of...

  • Primary footprint is Illinois and eastern Iowa
  • 66 full-service branches support relationship banking and deposit gathering
  • Central Illinois is a core market with top-three deposit share in many areas
  • Acquisitions expanded presence into metro-east St. Louis and the Chicago MSA
  • Mid-sized Midwest markets reduce direct competition from money-center banks

HBT’s strategy is to preserve its community-banking franchise while deploying excess deposits into loan growth and...

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Preserve strong ties to communitiesshort-term

Relationship banking supports deposit retention, cross-sell, and customer loyalty.

02
Deploy excess deposit funding into loan growthmedium-term

Stable core deposits create a funding advantage that can be converted into earning assets.

03
Maintain prudent credit underwriting

Asset quality is central to protecting earnings through cycles in a CRE-heavy portfolio.

04
Grow through disciplined acquisitionsmedium-term

Acquisitions can add deposits, branches, and market density if integration is successful.

HBT’s main risks come from credit quality, interest-rate sensitivity, liquidity management, and the operational...

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Credit risk in the loan portfolio

The bank lends across CRE, C&I, agriculture, residential, and municipal segments, so borrower stress can create charge-offs and provisions.

Scope
Commercial real estate and concentrated local markets
Materiality
high
high

Interest rate risk

Bank earnings depend on deposit funding costs versus loan yields, and rate shifts can pressure net interest income and instrument values.

Scope
Deposit repricing and fixed-rate loan/securities portfolios
Materiality
high
high

Liquidity risk

The business relies on stable deposits and access to liquid funds to meet lending, operating, and holding-company obligations.

Scope
Deposit base and wholesale funding alternatives
Materiality
high
high

Technology and cybersecurity risk

Digital banking and core processing depend on secure, uninterrupted systems that can be disrupted by cyber events or outages.

Scope
Online/mobile banking and internal banking systems
Materiality
high
medium

Acquisition integration risk

Recent and planned acquisitions can cause customer loss, employee turnover, system disruption, and unexpected costs.

Scope
Town and Country and CNB integrations
Materiality
high
medium

Regulatory and compliance risk

As a regulated bank holding company, changes in capital, consumer, or acquisition rules can constrain growth and operations.

Scope
Federal and state banking oversight
Materiality
medium
Allowance for credit losses
Can materially change reported profitability and reserve levels
Goodwill from acquisitions
Potential non-cash impairment charges
Purchase accounting for bank acquisitions
Impacts net interest income and amortization over time
Off-balance-sheet commitments and derivatives
Affects contingent liabilities and hedge-related results

: 28/04/2026