Citizens Community Federal N.A. Signs Agreement to Purchase Barron and Rice Lake Branch Assets of Central Bank

EAU CLAIRE, WI--(Marketwired - Oct 15, 2015) - Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZWI) (the "Company"), parent company of Citizens Community Federal N.A. (the "Bank"), has entered into a purchase agreement with Central Bank of Golden Valley, Minnesota, to purchase certain assets from, and assume all deposit liabilities of Central Bank's Rice Lake and Barron branch banking operations pending regulatory approval.

Edward H. Schaefer, President and CEO of Citizens Community Federal N.A., states, "We are excited to further expand our footprint in Rice Lake and Barron County and look forward to joining forces with Central Bank's Rice Lake and Barron team members to serve the financial needs of our customers and communities in which we live." The transaction is expected to be finalized in our second fiscal quarter of 2016.

About the Company

Citizens Community Federal N.A. (CCFBank), a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc., is a full-service national bank based in Altoona, Wisconsin, with over $575 million in Assets and serving more than 50,000 customers in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. To learn more about CCFBank, visit their Facebook page (Citizens Community Federal) or www.ccf.us. The Company's stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "CZWI."

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