Missouri

Rich Weaver has retired as commissioner of the Missouri Division of Finance.

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., relied on strong investment-services and other fees to boost earnings last quarter.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) in Kansas City, Mo., reported higher quarterly earnings because of a slight increase in revenue.

UMB Financial (UMBF) in Kansas City, Mo., will settle a dispute over an asset purchase agreement.

Great Southern in Missouri completed its fifth failed-bank deal on Friday. The company stated that the deal's strategic benefits outweigh the fact that it received a smaller upfront gain from its latest purchase.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) of Kansas City, Mo., expects to sell $150 million in preferred stock, which it will use to buy back $200 million of its common stock.

O'FALLON, Mo. — With big question marks over when interest rates will finally rise, what's coming down the regulatory pike and how the political landscape is going to change, credit unions need to keep their eyes peeled for both challenges and opportunities in the second half of 2014.

Simmons First National (SFNC) in Pine Bluff, Ark., has agreed to buy Liberty Bancshares in Springfield, Mo.

Pulaski Financial (PULB) in St. Louis is looking to convert to a national bank from a federal savings bank.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) in Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to sell three branches in rural southeastern Missouri to New Era Bank in Fredericktown, Mo.

UMB Financial (UMBF) in Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to buy the corporate trust business of RCB Bank in Claremore, Okla.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The rise of social media has given credit unions a new way to hire employees at all levels, using sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to publicize job openings as well as screen potential candidates.

UMB Financial (UMBF) in Kansas City, Mo., reported lower quarterly results that largely reflected merger-related expenses.

The Federal Reserve prohibited a former Missouri bank chairman from involvement in any bank management after he admitted to using federal bailout money to buy a luxury condominium.

Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) in Springfield, Mo., reeled in more deposits and loans from a recent branch deal compared to what it had originally forecast.

Kansas City's UMB Bank has rolled out an in-house tech support program to help get its less-tech-savvy customers comfortable with digital channels. It also hopes the initiative will help it boost retention rates and perhaps even capture a larger share of the customer's wallet.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently freed 11 banks from regulatory orders.

The Federal Reserve Board has lifted enforcement actions against four financial companies.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares (GFED) in Springfield, Mo., plans to raise roughly $15 million in an initial public offering.

Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC) in Poplar Bluff, Mo., has agreed to buy Peoples Banking Company in Nixa, Mo.