Banking & Financial Services

Mike Maddox Exits First Busey Corporation and Busey Bank

Posted January 28, 2026 Mike Maddox, the former president and vice chairman of First Busey Corporation and president and CEO of the Busey Bank, has separated from the company, effective immediately. The news of Madoxx’s departure from First Buesy was… more

Prime Capital Financial Selects New President and CIO Roles

Posted January 23, 2026 Overland Park-based Prime Capital Financial announced it has made two executive-level leadership promotions. The firm announced the appointments of Scott Duba as president and Will McGough as chief investment officer, according to a Thursday release. As… more

Creative Planning Acquires Swiss RIA, Baseline Wealth Management

Posted January 22, 2026 Creative Planning is going international after announcing its first acquisition of the year, which will be Baseline Wealth Management with locations in Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland. Baseline adds 14 employees and more than $1 billion in… more

Turnstone Investment Banking Forms After Departing from Country Club Bank

Posted January 22, 2026 CC Capital Advisors, an investment firm previously affiliated with Country Club Bank, announced it has gone fully independent and will rebrand as Turnstone Investment Banking. Founded in 1994, CC Capital Advisors originally launched as Christenberry Collet… more

Alinity Wealth Management Joins Mariner Independent, $275M Baton Rouge-based Firm

Posted January 21, 2026 Mariner Independent, the independent advisory channel for Overland Park-based Mariner, announced that Alinity Wealth Management, a $275 million firm, has joined the Mariner team. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA., Alinity Wealth Management represents $275 million in… more

Mariner Announces First Two Acquisitions of 2026, Adds $1.8B in Assets

Posted January 21, 2026 Mariner has entered the new year with two acquisition deals: Rockland, MA.-based First National Advisors, LLC and Pittsburgh, PA.-based Strava Wealth. The two deals bring approximately $1.8 billion in assets under advisement to Mariner, according to… more

Arvest Bank Announces Bilingual Initiative at KCK Branch

Posted January 21, 2026 Arvest Bank’s new Kansas City, Kansas, branch will operate as a dedicated bilingual location when it opens later this year. The KCK branch is currently under construction, located at 7908 State Ave., and is expected to… more

Bank Midwest Will Rebrand to Vista Bank, Holding Company Closes $369M Merger

Posted January 21, 2026 National Bank Holdings Corporation, the parent company of Bank Midwest, announced it has completed its acquisition of Vista Bancshares, Inc., and will begin adopting the Vista Bank brand for its operations. Following the completion of the… more

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