2026 Changes in Bank Structure

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​The report below provides a list of acquisitions, mergers, branch changes, name changes, charter conversions, main office relocations, new bank charters, charter cancelations, and Universal Bank certifications completed in 2026.​


Bank Structure Changes as of January 31, 2026

Acquisition by Bank Holding Company

  • ​Bank First Corporation, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, acquired Centre 1 Bancorp, Inc., Beloit, Wisconsin, effective January 1, 2026. 

Branch Closing

  • Citizens State Bank, Cadott, Wisconsin, closed its branch at 118 N. Broadway Street, Stanley, Wisconsin, effective January 30, 2026.

Branch Relocation

  • Great Midwest Bank, S.S.B. relocated its branch from 6702 Odana Road, to 1003 N. Gammon Road, Middleton, Wisconsin, effective February 9, 2026.​


Bank Structure Changes as of February 28, 2026

​​Acquisition by Bank Holding Company

  • ​Jewel Box Financial Services, Inc., Columbus, Wisconsin, acquired Ambanc Financial Services, Inc., Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, effective February 13, 2026.

Branch Established

  • ​Farmers & Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin, established branches at 115 Front Street, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 1519 North Spring Street, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 120 Frances Lane, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and 212 South Main Street, Necedah, Wisconsin, the former main office and branch locations of American Bank of Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, effective February 13, 2026.

Branch Relocation

  • Peoples State Bank, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, relocated its branch from 802 West Main Street, Waukon, Iowa, to 610 Rossville Road, Waukon, Iowa, effective February 2, 2026.​

​Merger and Charter Cancellation

  • ​Farmers & Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin, merged with American Bank of Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, with the charter of American Bank of Beaver Dam being cancelled, effective at 5:00 p.m. February 13, 2026.


Bank Structu​​re Changes as of March 31, 2026

No Structure Changes


Bank Structure Changes as of April 30, 2026

No Structure Changes


​​Bank Structure Changes as of May 31, 2026

Branch Established

  • ​Bank of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, established branches at 416 Main Street, Birnamwood, Wisconsin, 100 S. Superior Street, Antigo, Wisconsin, 201 E. Westgor Avenue, Wittenberg, Wisconsin, and 410 State Road, Hatley, Wisconsin, effective May 3, 2026.

Branch Relocation

  • ​Fiduciary Partners Trust Company, Appleton, Wisconsin, relocated its branch from 660 W. Washington Avenue, Suite 306, Madison, Wisconsin, to 700 Regent Street, Suite 301, Madison, Wisconsin, effective May 1, 2026.

  • North Shore Bank, Brookfield, Wisconsin, relocated its branch from 1900 Martin Luther King Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to 1915 North Martin Luther King Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, effective May 26, 2026.

Merger and Charter Cancellation

  • ​​​Bank of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, merged with Banner Banks, Birnamwood, Wisconsin, with the charter of Banner Banks being cancelled effective 11:59 p.m. May 3, 2026.


Bank Structure Changes as of June 30, 2026​

​​​​Bank Structure Changes as of July 31, 2026

​​Bank Structure Changes as of August 31, 2026

​​​Bank Structure Changes as of September 30, 2026

​​​Bank Structure Changes as of October 31, 2026

Bank Structure Changes as of November 30, 2026

​​Bank Structure Changes as of December 31, 2026



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