Banking & Financial Services

Bank Midwest Owner Receives Fed Approval for Merger Agreement

Posted December 30, 2025 National Bank Holdings Corporation, which owns Kansas City-based Bank Midwest, has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in accordance with the company's proposed merger agreement with Vista Bancshares, Inc. In September,… more

Two Kansas Banks Announce Merger to Create $225M Entity

Posted December 30, 2025 Overbrook, Kansas-based First Security Bank will acquire Conway Bank, a Kansas-based bank, creating a combined company with assets exceeding $225 million. First Security Bank and its holding company, Overbrook Bankshares, Inc., announced it would be merging… more

Leawood-based Groebl Brothers Sells to United Capital Financial Advisors

Posted December 30, 2025 Groebl Brothers, a registered investment advisor based in Leawood, has been purchased by a subsidiary of Creative Planning. Irving, Texas-based United Capital Financial Advisors announced it has acquired the Groebl Brothers firm, adding more than $240… more

Precision Aerospace & Defense to Become Public Company Following Acquisition

Posted December 11, 2025 Overland Park-based Precision Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., announced it will enter into a merger with FACT II Acquisition Corp, with the combined company emerging as a publicly traded business. Upon closing of the proposed business… more

Creative Planning Acquires Marshall Financial Group, $900M AUM

Posted December 9, 2025 Creative Planning has acquired another RIA, this time in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with more than $900 million in assets under management. Overland Park-based Creative Planning announced the acquisition of Marshall Financial Group. The acquisition adds 19 employees… more

Creative Planning Acquires Burt Wealth Advisors, Adds $1 Billion in AUM

Posted December 3, 2025 Overland Park-based Creative Planning has acquired Burt Wealth Advisors, adding $1 billion in assets under management for the wealth management company. Burt Wealth is an RIA based in North Bethesda, Maryland. Since 1985, the company has… more

Arvest Bank Breaks Ground on First KCK Branch

Posted November 24, 2025 Arvest Bank has broken ground on its new Kansas City, Kansas, branch, which is slated to open next August. Arvest Bank leaders held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new branch last week. The bank located at… more

H&R Block CEO Jeff Jones Sells Nearly $8.2M in Stocks

Posted November 17, 2025 H&R Block Inc. CEO Jeff Jones has sold nearly $8.2 million worth of the company's stock. Jones sold 176,449 H&R Block shares for the price of $46.46 each, totaling just under $8.2 million, according to a… more

CommunityAmerica Closes Merger with UNIFY Financial Credit Union

Posted November 11, 2025 Lenexa-based CommunityAmerica has announced the completion of its merger with UNIFY Financial Credit Union, expanding its footprint in five states and creating a company with over $9 billion in assets. Following the merger, CommunityAmerica became a… more

First Citizens Bank to Acquire 19 BMO Bank Branches in Kansas City Area

Posted October 23, 2025 North Carolina-based First-Citizens Bank & Trust announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire 138 branches from BMO Bank, including all 19 branches in the Kansas City area. The acquisition deal involves adding BMO Bank… more