HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT)

HBT Financial, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois that operates as a financial holding company. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Heartland Bank and Trust Company, the company delivers a comprehensive suite of financial products and services to consumers, businesses, and municipal entities throughout Illinois and eastern Iowa. The bank’s offerings include traditional deposit accounts, commercial and consumer loans, wealth management and trust services, farmland management, and residential mortgage origination and servicing. HBT Financial emphasizes a community banking approach rooted in Midwestern values, focusing on relationship based service and local decision making. As of December 31, 2025, the company reported total assets of $5.1 billion, loans held for investment of $3.5 billion, and total deposits of $4.4 billion.

HBT Financial generates revenue primarily from interest income earned on its loan portfolio, which comprises commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural, and residential mortgages. The company also earns non interest income from service charges on deposit accounts, wealth management and trust fees, mortgage servicing rights, and fees from ancillary products such as treasury management and financial planning. Its diversified revenue mix supports stable earnings across interest rate cycles and reduces reliance on any single income source. The bank’s credit culture emphasizes prudent underwriting, which helps maintain asset quality while supporting loan growth in its core markets.

HBT Financial holds a leading deposit market share in many of its communities, frequently ranking among the top three lenders, which supplies a low cost, stable funding base for its lending activities. The company competes with other community banks, credit unions, and, in larger metro areas such as the Chicago MSA, with money center banks and an increasing number of financial technology firms. Its competitive advantages stem from a long history of relationship based banking, localized decision making that enables quick responses to customer needs, and a disciplined credit underwriting framework that has preserved strong asset quality through economic downturns. Additionally, HBT Financial’s track record of successful organic growth and disciplined acquisitions has expanded its footprint while maintaining operational efficiency and community ties.

The company serves a broad customer base that includes individual consumers, small and middle sized businesses, agricultural producers, and municipal entities such as towns, counties, and public agencies. While specific customer names are not disclosed in the filing, the client base spans retail borrowers seeking personal loans and mortgages, commercial clients needing working capital and equipment financing, farmers requiring agricultural and farmland loans, and public sector entities requiring deposit and loan services. HBT Financial reports no material concentration of loans or deposits with any single customer or group, reflecting its diversified client relationships across its Illinois and eastern Iowa footprint.