Hills Bancorporation
Hills Bancorporation (NASDAQ: HLAN) is the holding company for Hills Bank and Trust Company, a full-service community bank headquartered in Hills, Iowa, providing banking, investment, and financial services to individuals, businesses, and agricultural customers across eastern Iowa. Founded in 1908 in the small community of Hills, Iowa, the bank has grown over more than a century into a significant Iowa community banking franchise with assets exceeding $2 billion and branches located throughout Johnson, Linn, Benton, Iowa, Washington, Poweshiek, and Story counties — serving communities across the eastern Iowa corridor including Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and surrounding markets. According to its website at hillsbancorporation.com, the bank is committed to building long-term customer relationships rooted in personalized service, local decision-making, and genuine investment in the economic vitality of the communities it serves.
Hills Bank and Trust Company's banking services, described at hillsbancorporation.com, encompass personal banking including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, personal loans, residential mortgage lending, and home equity products; business banking including commercial real estate loans, business term loans, business lines of credit, agricultural loans and operating lines of credit, and small business banking services; and investment and wealth management services including brokerage, retirement planning, and fiduciary services. The bank's agricultural lending capabilities serve the diverse farming operations of eastern Iowa — one of the nation's premier corn and soybean producing regions — providing farm families and agricultural businesses with the crop, livestock, and real estate financing that supports their operations through the seasonal and cyclical demands of agriculture.
Hills Bancorporation is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, making it a publicly traded community bank holding company with the financial transparency, corporate governance standards, and access to capital markets that accompany public company status. According to hillsbancorporation.com, the company's strong capital position, consistent profitability, and disciplined credit culture have produced a track record of financial stability through multiple economic cycles, reflecting the durability of the community banking model when practiced with conservative lending standards and genuine commitment to customer relationships. Hills Bancorporation's combination of Iowa community banking heritage, agricultural lending expertise, century-plus operating history, and eastern Iowa market presence establishes it as one of the most respected and financially sound community banking franchises in the state.