As of December 31, 2023, First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) was a $12.28 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Busey Corporation, had total assets of $12.25 billion as of December 31, 2023, and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank currently has 46 banking centers serving Illinois, eight banking centers serving Missouri, three banking centers serving southwest Florida, and one banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana. More information about Busey Bank can be found at busey.com. Through Busey’s Wealth Management division, the Company provides a full range of asset management, investment, brokerage, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, and farm management services to individuals, businesses, and foundations. Assets under care totaled $12.14 billion as of December 31, 2023. More information about Busey’s Wealth Management services can be found at busey.com/wealthmanagement. Busey Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FirsTech, specializes in the evolving financial technology needs of small and medium-sized businesses, highly regulated enterprise industries, and financial institutions. More information about FirsTech can be found at firstechpayments.com. Busey Bank is honored to be named among America’s Best Banks by Forbes magazine for the second consecutive year. Ranked 26th overall in 2023, compared to 52nd in 2022, Busey was once again the top-ranked bank headquartered in Illinois. Busey is humbled to be named among the 2023 Best Banks to Work For by American Banker, the 2023 Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions and Investments, the 2023 Best Places to Work in Illinois by Daily Herald Business Ledger, and the 2023 Best Companies to Work For in Florida by Florida Trend magazine. We are honored to be consistently recognized nationally and locally for our engaged culture of integrity and commitment to community development.

Credit Union 1 is celebrating 65 years of helping members reach their financial goals. CU1 is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative serving 120,000 members nationwide with 30,000 surcharge-free ATMs and 5,000 shared-branch locations. Credit Union 1 strives to exceed our members’ expectations by delivering innovative financial solutions and personalized member service to help achieve their maximum economic potential.

#DoMoreGood is our rally cry and motivation behind everything we do. It’s the actions our team members take every day. It’s the true passion we have for doing the right thing and not being afraid to give second chances. It’s consistently showing up for our members, each other and our community when they need us most. #DoMoreGood is who we are.

Gifford State Bank is a banking company based out of 218 E Lincoln, St Joseph, Illinois, United States.

Flanagan State Bank was founded in 1913, and has been family-owned since Hank Schwerin became involved in the 1930's. Hank and his son, Paul's descendants have had stewardship over the bank ever since. The current generation of Hank's family, mostly his grandchildren, continue to hear customers'​ stories of how Hank and Paul helped people out at crucial times in their lives. When you do business with us, you become a part of our extended family. We won't treat you like a number. You can rely on the fact that our name and your checks won't change every third year when another buyout occurs. We value the relationship we build with our customers. That relationship is what being a part of our family is all about. You can count on us during the best and the most trying of times. Our family is here to stay - hopefully for another 100 years!

Bank Of Pontiac is a banking company based out of 300 W Washington St, Pontiac, IL, United States.

BankChampaign has over 30 years of experience providing financial products and services for personal, commercial and investment customers in the community. We are a true community bank, providing exceptional relationship-based service to each customer. Our staff have unparalleled expertise in commercial banking, investment management and trust services. As a locally owned bank, we share our customer’s vision for success and are committed to providing better service, better products, and better advice to help you navigate milestones and meet your financial goals—no matter what stage of life you’re in. Whether you’re starting out, preparing for retirement, or planning your estate and setting up trusts, you deserve better when it comes to your bank. It is our mission to not only build strong relationships with our customers, but to give back to the community that we serve and grow together.

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Murray Wise Associates is a company built on a foundation of integrity, innovation and excellence. The people at Murray Wise Associates are motivated by a common goal: helping you achieve the highest return possible on your land and agriculture investments. As the leading expert in land, auction and agribusiness related transactions, we provide a complete range of services in the acquisition, management and disposition of your land and agriculture investments. We have pioneered and perfected the multi-parcel process for marketing land, selling more than $2.0 billion at auction over the past twenty years. Along with land auctions across the United States and providing real estate and farm management services for individual clients, Murray Wise Associates provides a wide variety of services. We are an integral part of the entire agriculture supply chain—buying or selling land through listing or land auction, managing land portfolios, finding capital for growing companies and buying and selling agribusiness. At Murray Wise Associates, we know real estate and agriculture, and we know people looking to buy and sell land and agribusiness. Let us put our transaction expertise to work for you.

Since 1907, The First Bank of Manhattan has been providing high quality, full service personal and business banking services to Manhattan and our neighboring communities of New Lenox, Elwood, Wilmington and Wilton Center. The bank offers a full range of deposit products such as Checking, savings, CD’s, IRA’s, children’s and teen’s accounts. As well as mobile deposit and online banking for consumers and Remote Deposit Capture and Cash Management for businesses. The bank offers these loans for businesses – lines of credit, Commercial and rental real estate, construction, term, SBA, agricultural loans and business vehicle financing. For consumers we offer mortgages, Home Equity Loans and Lines, construction, auto and unsecured loans. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender | Equal Opportunity Employer

First Trust Bank of Illinois is a banking company based out of 275 E COURT ST, Kankakee, Illinois, United States.

First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P.("First Trust"​) were founded in 1991 with a mission to offer investors a better way to invest. We are single-minded about providing trusted investment products and advisory services. We're inspired every day by how financial advisors and their customers use our products and services to define goals, solve problems and develop long-term strategies. Everyone in our company is encouraged to work diligently and respectfully to deliver superior products, services and results that will contribute to the prosperity of our clients. Our approach is simple, and our company was built with these core principles in mind: - Know What you Own - Invest for the Long-term - Employ Discipline - Re-balance - Control Taxes We are committed to providing original ideas, inventive products and the highest level of service. Disclaimer: This content is for information purposes only and should not be considered an offer to purchase or sell any security. There are risks involved with investing and investors should consult their investment advisors before investing in any financial product. A "like"​ is not to be considered to be a testimonial, a recommendation, or an indication of any investor's experience with any of First Trust's products or services. Third party posts are not adopted or endorsed by First Trust, do not reflect the views of First Trust and have not been reviewed by First Trust for completeness or accuracy.