Missouri

The Kansas City, Mo., company sold Marquette Asset Management, a business it gained as part of its purchase of Marquette Financial Cos., to the firm's principals.

Liberty will add a branch in Kansas City, Mo., along with three locations in nearby communities.

If Congress doesn’t take the lead on protecting consumers from data breaches, states are more than ready to offer their own fixes. Bankers will also be keeping close tabs on bills related to marijuana, PACE loans and elder financial abuse.

The company tapped a new president for the business, which it will also rebrand, after hiring a team from Scottrade Bank in Missouri.

Acquirers announced deals in California, Missouri and Pennsylvania on the last business day of 2017, raising the year's final tally to 245 transactions.

The company has agreed to buy Kansas Bank Corp. and Adams Dairy Bancshares in separate transactions.

The resulting entity will serve approximately 24,000 members with $225 millionin assets.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares in Springfield, Mo., has agreed to buy Hometown Bancshares in Carthage.

The company had strong gains in construction lending and trust fee income, but its business lending operation had flat results.

The $1.5 billion-asset company agreed to buy Southern Missouri Bancshares to expand into two strategically important markets.