EXHIBIT B

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01, of Associated Banc-Corp and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this 12th day of February, 2010.

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
By:	/s/ Brian R. Bodager
	Brian R. Bodager
	Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:	/s/ Brian R. Bodager
	Brian R. Bodager
	Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
ASSOCIATED TRUST COMPANY,   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:	/s/ Mark J. McMullen
	Mark J. McMullen
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer