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Springfield, MO
Researched by: Sara Phillips
Total local Total local Local Local Net Local Net Total holding Full Serv Year
Name Assets Deposits Net Loans1 Operating Interest Local Co assets Holding Holding Branches of Total
Address / Zip 97 / 96 97 / 96 97 / 96 Income 97 / 96 Margin Chief 97 / 96 Company Company Local Local local
Telephone / Fax $(000) $(000) $(000) $(000) 97 / 96 Executive $(000) Location CEO Total Charter ATMs
NationsBank2 NationsBank
1 117 Park Central Square / 65806 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.79% W Curtis 264,562,000 Corp Hugh B 66 1899 167
227-6000 / 227-6624 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.62% Graff 185,794,000 Charlotte, NC McCall 3,300
Mercantile Bank of So Central Mo Mercantile 2 417 St Louis / 65806 1,107,748 969,101 816,918 9,648 4.32% David W 29,955,411 Bancorporation Inc Thomas H 33 1911 27 868-4400 / 868-4544 882,596 753,935 730,124 12,720 4.31% Felske 22,030,379 St Louis Jacobsen n/a
Commerce Bank of Springfield Commerce 3 1345 E Battlefield / 65804 1,017,176 950,632 668,176 20,235 n/a Robert A 10,306,941 Bancshares David W 23 1902 36 869-3333 / 837-5292 1,008,078 942,129 638,997 21,143 n/a Hammerschmidt 9,698,186 Kansas City Kemper 177
Empire Bank Central
4 PO Box 3397 / 65808 483,814 409,412 333,947 6,906 4.97%* Michael J 3,950,000 Bancompany Bryan 14+ 1956 18 881-3100 / 883-1902 461,349 392,595 318,316 7,236 5.07%* Williamson 3,598,617 Jefferson City Cook 70
Union Planters Bank3 Union Planters 5 2045 S Glenstone / 65804 478,579 369,349 443,789 2,122* 3.83% CharlesT 18,100,000 Corporation Benjamin W 17 1976 19 882-2222 / 882-3999 203,443 182,704 155,785 2,060* 4.47% Bryant n/a Memphis, TN Rawlins Jr 516
UMB Bank Southwest UMB
6 1150 E Battlefield / 65807 375,044* 275,869 182,439* 2,450* 3.94%* Bradley R 7,054,007 Financial Corp R Crosby 14 1890 23 887-5855 / 887-1808 313,704* 217,815 173,384* 2,340* 3.82%* Weaver 6,511,986 Kansas City Kemper, Jr 152
Metropolitan National Bank Marshfield 7 600 S Glenstone / 65802 216,264* 186,203 165,185* 1,512* 4.08%* Bob 337,274 Investment Co William G 7 1983 2
862-2022 / 862-6318 101,938* 93,161 75,199* 264* 4.38%* Ward 216,390 Springfield Magers 12
Ozark Mountain Bank Central
8 400 S Commercial St ? POB130 ? 189,568* 160,448* 121,640* 2,543* 5.03%* C Craig 3,950,000 Bancompany Bryan 2 1950 7
Branson/65615 ? 334-4125 / 334-1353 189,384* 157,584* 120,196* 2,204* 4.91%* Richards 3,598,617 Jefferson City Cook 2
Ozark Bank
9 106 N Second ? POB 130 ? Ozark / 131,434* 109,126* 85,626* 1,425* 4.4%* John F n/a Independent n/a 4 1906 8 65721 ? 581-2321 / 581-2235 120,477* 102,338* 75,688* 1,302* 4.42%* Hedgpeth II n/a 4
Citizens National Bank of Spfd Citizens National
10 1465 E Sunshine / 65804 106,300 96,311 84,312* 1,119 4.57%* Frank W 106,300 Bancorp Inc Frank W 2 1989 20
887-4200 / 887-8279 82,457* 73,438 61,982* 1,122 4.53%* Hilton 82,457 Springfield Hilton 2
O'Bannon Banking Company Buffalo 11 119 S Maple ? Buffalo / 65622 104,230* 94,174 76,572* 1,537* 4.64%* Bill 9,968 Bancshares Inc Bill 1 1905 0
345-2251 / 345-6116 101,589* 91,574 77,846* 1,616* 4.76%* Monday 9,564 Buffalo Monday 1
Polk County Bank Mid Missouri 12 101 S Main ? POB 240 ? Bolivar / 65613 95,963* 86,386 58,809* 1,556* 4.33%* David W 217,955 Bancshares Lee 2 18722 4
326-5201 / 326-3506 86,130* 77,027 56,422* 1,530* 4.45%* Strader 157,865 Nevada, MO Gilbert 7
Peoples Bank of the Ozarks People's
13 201 Village Center ? Nixa / 65714 91,100 83,422* 65,970* 971 5.04%* James E 151,058 Banking Co Robert E 4 1917 2
725-4191 / 725-5598 74,608* 67,775* 54,781 1,012 5.41%* Huff 120,992 Nixa Hensely 9
Liberty Bank Liberty 14 1414 E Primrose / 65804 80,134 64,714* 51,939* 351* 4.07%* Gary E n/a Bancshares Inc Gary E 3 1995 3
888-3000 / 888-2080 31,551 27,034* 19,872 105 3.93%* Metzger n/a Springfield Metzger 3
State Bank of Southwest Missouri State
15 3310 E Sunshine / 65804 57,514 50,721* 51,689* 1,179* 4.4%* W Thomas 3,689 Bankshares W Thomas 1 1985 1
882-1400 / 882-5914 53,338 46,662 45,171* 691 4.02%* Fowler Jr 3,284 Springfield Fowler Jr 1
Bank of Ash Grove
16 PO Box 187 ? Ash Grove / 65604 51,357 42,360 22,882 680 3.67%* John K n/a Independent n/a 1 1883 2 672-2572 / 672-2984 49,984 41,647 18,407 673* 3.65%* Hulston n/a 2
Signature Bank
17 3807 S Campbell Ave / 65807 47,022 36,943* 29,590* (322)* 2.2%* David n/a Independent n/a 1 1997 1
889-2600 / 889-2700 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Kunze n/a 1
The Bank
18 1433 E Republic Road / 65804 38,221* 32,226* 20,984* (264) 1.34% Todd 38,000 City Bancorp Todd 1 1997 1
887-2265 / 887-0444 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Parnell n/a Springfield Parnell 1
Ranked by total local assets as of Dec 31, 1997. *Information derived from the most recent available FDIC filings. n/a = not available. 1Net loans are net of unearned income and regulatory reserves. 2The last report for the former Boatmen's Bank of Southern MO listed its assets at $1.2 billion. As a result of its merger with NationsBank, the company is no longer able to provide figures for SW Mo. The banks here are a part of NationsBank's national charter. 3The charter for Union Planters Bank of SW Mo. was consolidated into Union Planters' national charter Jan. 1, 1998. Information contained in the Springfield Business Journal list of area banks was provided by representatives of the banks listed. Some banks may have been omitted due to lack of information or deadline restrictions. [[In-content Ad]]
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