Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), a 2017 recipient of Forbes Best Banks in America, announced today that Laura J. Hughes has joined the company as Executive Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Hughes will drive corporate marketing strategy.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) today reported net income available to common stockholders of $21.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, compared to $20.9 million, or $0.84 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2016. Return on average common equity was 11.13% and return on average assets was 1.06% for the second quarter of 2017, compared to 12.58% and 1.03%, respectively, for the same quarter in 2016.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), announced that its board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share on the company's common stock payable on September 1, 2017, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2017. At June 30, 2017, there were 26,701,226 common shares outstanding listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HTLF.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) has been named a “Forbes Best Bank 2017.” In its annual review of the 100 largest publicly traded banks and thrifts, Forbes ranked Heartland 44th among a nationwide group of banks with assets ranging from under $8 billion to over $2.5 trillion.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) today reported net income available to common stockholders of $18.0 million, or $0.68 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, compared to $19.8 million, or $0.82 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2016.

Return on average common equity was 9.71% and return on average assets was 0.89% for the first quarter of 2017, compared to 12.68% and 0.99%, respectively, for the same quarter in 2016.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), announced that its board of directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share on the company's common stock payable on June 2, 2017, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 19, 2017. At March 31, 2017, there were 26,674,121 common shares outstanding listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HTLF.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) today reported net income available to common stockholders of $19.1 million, or $0.74 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2016, compared to $14.4 million, or $0.67 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2015. Return on average common equity was 10.48% and return on average assets was 0.92% for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to 10.69% and 0.79%, respectively, for the same quarter in 2015.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), announced that its board of directors approved a ten percent increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.11 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable March 3, 2017, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 17, 2017.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF), announced that its board of directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the company's common stock at its meeting today. The special dividend is payable on December 29, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 23, 2016. Together with the four regular cash dividends paid in 2016, the special dividend brings the total dividends paid this year to $0.50 per common share.