Town and Country Bank merging with Bloomington bank

Town and Country Bank/Peoples Prosperity Bank announced it is merging with Bloomington-based Heartland Bank and Trust Co., effective Wednesday.Pete...

January 27, 2023
10:02 AM

Town and Country Bank/Peoples Prosperity Bank announced it is merging with Bloomington-based Heartland Bank and Trust Co., effective Wednesday.Peter Dazeley/Getty ImagesTown and Country Bank/Peoples Prosperity Bank is merging with Bloomington-based Heartland Bank and Trust Co. effective Wednesday.Springfield-based Town and Country Bank has a branch in Edwardsville and White Hall. Each company's board of directors has approved the deal. The bank would take on the Heartland name, with HBT Financial, the holding company of Heartland Bank, owning about 90% of the merged company.

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