Associated Bank reviews

No culture of success or respect. Too many new leaders brought in across the bank based on relationship with top execs or where they used to work but no knowledge of business or market. Relationships are preached, but not followed because the people brought in don't have a history of creating or retaining them. They are academics or transactional bankers that believe every market is a cookie cutter and have no concept of how to scale to meet market segments and demands to create relationships. Sadly, the leadership has driven many solid employees to other banks because of the managers put in place.

Long time executives, former hires of the previous CEO, continue to be in the organization. The commercial bank leadership lacks vision and quality. There is no strategy nor ability to differentiate. They think that being "Wisconsin's only headquartered bank" provides some differentiation and a reason to bank here. The Milwaukee commercial bank team is filled with lots of legacy players who don't do the basics to succeed, but survive because they are attached to legacy client relationships. No sales culture or new business generation at all. Credit decision team is far behind the industry on knowledge, structuring techniques and willingness to stretch for new opportunities. Overall, a D player in the market with a constant revolving door of people who come and go because the results stay the same (bad).