Banking & Financial Services
Posted August 22, 2025 Commerce Bancshares announced that it has received regulatory approval for its $585 million merger with FineMark, a Florida-based bank and trust company. The transaction has been approved by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and…
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Posted August 14, 2025 Kansas City-based nbkc Bank announced its decades-long CFO will retire, with a successor stepping in later this year, and the addition of a new chief operations officer. Eric Garretson, who has been CFO for the bank…
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Posted August 4, 2025 Verimore Bank has officially merged with Clay County Savings Bank, expanding its footprint in Northern Missouri. The merger between the two banks was completed on July 28. All Clay County Savings Bank locations reopened as Verimore…
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Posted July 31, 2025 Leawood-based Euronet announced it has entered into a merger agreement with CoreCard in an acquisition valued at approximately $248 million. The stock-for-stock merger transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and…
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Posted July 24, 2025 Kansas City-based PayIt, a government technology solutions firm, has added Steve Kovzan as chief financial officer. In his new role, Kovzan will help guide PayIt's financial strategy. He brings nearly 30 years of experience in government…
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Posted July 17, 2025 Creative Planning has acquired Hawaii-based Mosaic Pacific, adding to the wealth management firm’s Pacific presence. Overland Park-based Creative Planning announced that it had officially closed its transaction with Mosaic Pacific, adding approximately $430 million in assets…
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Posted July 7, 2025 Updated July 8, 2025 at 11:14 a.m. William Thomas (Tom) Grant II, the former president of Overland Park-based SelectQuote, passed away on July 1, due to cancer. He was 74. Grant was best known for his…
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Posted July 2, 2025 Lenexa-based QC Holdings, Inc. has been acquired by New York-based Prospect Capital Corporation in a deal valued at approximately $115 million. The acquisition officially closed on June 30 in an all-cash transaction for $2 per share.…
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Posted June 26, 2025 Arvest Bank’s president of the Kansas City market, Mark Larrabee, has announced his retirement following 16 years with the bank. Larrabee is retiring from his position and will be succeeded by Kelly Carlson, Arvest Bank’s executive…
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Posted June 12, 2025 UMB Bank has expanded its services in California after hiring 13 professionals to join its Corporate Trust and Agency Services group. UMB announced that it has added 13 professionals, formerly of Wilmington Trust, to provide a…
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