Associated Banc-Corp shares rise after Q1 profit beats estimates
** Shares of Associated Banc-Corp ASB.N rise 9% to $23.98 after the bell ** Co reports Q1 profit of $98.8 mln or 59 cents per share, up 26.2% from the year-ago period ** Analysts, on average, had expected EPS of 58 cents per share ** Net interest income rises 10.9% to $285.9 mln ** Co's provision for credit losses falls 45.8% to $13 mln ** ASB shares are down ~8% this year, they gained 11.7% in 2024 (Reporting by Ateev Bhandari in Bengaluru) ((Ateev.Bhandari@thomsonreuters.com;))