Missouri

CUs in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Florida have joined the Kansas City-area credit union service organization.

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares.

Efficiency gains also drove results at the Kansas City, Mo., company.

Shelley Siefert will also become the bank's president in May.

The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.

Michaels is a third-generation credit union CEO and was an early member of the Crasher group, known today as the Cooperative Trust.

The California-based credit union will convert to the Symitar EASE model of the Episys platform.

BluCurrent CU launched video banking in 2012 in the hope new technology would be cheaper long-term than additional staffing, and the credit union has seen strong growth as a result.

Fountain City Fintech, a program planned by NBKC Bank, would be one of the first fintech incubators formed by a community bank.

The company will gain 10 branches and $145 million in loans after it buys Gideon Bancshares.

The Virginia-based CU cited the need for greater automation to continue its growth.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney held a roundtable with credit union leaders from the plains states, including discussions of how the bureau would seek input form CUs now that its advisory boards have been shuttered.

The investment bank agreed to buy Business Bancshares in St. Louis.

The Missouri company reported strong loan growth that also reflected a spike in factoring activity.

The Illinois company has agreed to buy Springfield Bancshares for $87 million.

The St. Louis-based company partnered with 38 new credit unions last fiscal year.

The deal for Retirement Plan Services, which provides recordkeeping for employers nationally, is NBT's fourth acquisition of a retirement services firm since 2015.

David Kemper is set to hand the reins over to his son, John, this summer.

A bill before Missouri's House of Representatives has several provisions that would put more regulations on payday lenders without harming CUs offering similar, safer products.

While the $632 million-asset nbkc bank was the smallest known participant in the recent round of funding for Greenlight, the investment wasn't its first foray into fintech.