Story

mobank History

1891 - Bank founded by Watt Webb.

1911 - Named Missouri Savings Bank and Trust - moves to 920 Walnut.

1933 - Reorganized and named Missouri Bank and Trust Company of Kansas City.

1933 - Former State Finance Commissioner D.R. Harrison named first president, beginning long tradition of strong leadership.

1984 - J. Thomas Burcham and Wm. Coleman Branton purchase bank.

1985 - Bank moves to 1044 Main Street.

1994 - Grant Burcham named president after completing 9-year rotation of serving in every position in the bank. His strategy - surrounding himself with bankers considered top in industry.

1995 - Nearly $50 million in assets; 25 employees.

1999 - Awarded Small Business of the Year from Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

1999 - Tom and Grant Burcham win Ernst & Young's Entrepreneurs of the Year Award.

1999 - Reaches $100 million in assets.

2000 - Prairie Village branch opens.

2002 - Reaches $200 million in assets; 50 employees.

2005 - Kansas City Business Journal reports that the bank's "return on assets is highest of any commercial bank in five-county region."

2005 - Kansas City Business Journal comments on the bank's "long tradition as one of the area's best-performing banks."

2006 - Named the 6th Top-Earning Bank in the Country by American Banker's Association.

2007 - Missouri Bank continues to grow. Breaks $300 million in assets; 75 employees.

2008 (June) - In the midst of bank closures, Kansas City Business Journal reports that Missouri Bank is the only bank in the area (with more than $100 million in assets) to have zero problem loans.*

2008 (July) - Bancography, an independent, consulting company, names Missouri Bank as the 7th Best Bank Brand in the country out of 8,000 banks under $500 million in assets. No other small bank in Kansas City makes the list.

2008 (September) - As the housing market continues to place stress on the banking industry, Missouri Bank does not have a single foreclosure or repossession in 2008.*

2008 - Missouri Bank has its 14th consecutive quarter end "call" report (FDIC required) with zero loans past due (over 90 days).*

2008 (October) - Crossroads branch opens. It is later awarded with Gold-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification - only the fourth building in Kansas City to qualify for this designation.

2008 (October) - "Artboards" debut as mobank donates the billboards atop its Crossroads branch to the "Art through Architecture" (AtA) program. It is the first Kansas City area building to earn Gold-Level Art Achievement recognition through AtA.

2009 - Breaks $400 million in assets; 80 employees.

2009 - Missouri Bank starts a Facebook page to foster an online community for its customers, prospects and community organizations to be able to connect with the bank and each other.

2009 (September) - Missouri Bank is cited for its successful use of social media for community building in an article for Mashable.com. mobank's Facebook page was featured in the article, "5 Ways Banks are Using Social Media." Mashable, "The Social Media Guide," is one of the top three most popular blogs with more than 5 million monthly page views. In addition, Mashable founder and blogger Pete Cashmore tweeted a link to the story through his @mashable Twitter profile, which reaches 1.5 million followers.

2009 (October) - mobank's Crossroads branch hosts its first Rock. Paper. Scissors. Throwdown Tournament on First Friday. The event was co-sponsored by the Crossroads Community Association and featured more than 25 Crossroads-area business representatives.

2010 (February) - Before the branch officially opens for business, mobank receives a "Gold Level" Art Achievement award - the highest level possible - from AtA for commissioning Archie Scott Gobber's "DREAM" wall art at the new Brookside branch.

2010 (March) - Brookside branch opens.

2010 (April) - Missouri Bank's Brookside branch hosts mobank's first annual Pace for the Place, a neighborhood walk benefiting The Children's Place, as its grand opening celebration. 130 walkers attend and mobank raises almost $3,000.

2010 (May) - mobank's commitment to environmental stewardship continues to gain recognition as the Crossroads branch wins the "Green" Project of the Year award from the Kansas City Chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America.

2010 (May) - mobank is named a finalist in the 2010 Heart of America Ethics in Business award program, which honors those that stand apart in their dedication to incorporate social responsibility in their employment practices, civic activities, environmental concern, and ethical conduct.

2010 (May) - The Southtown Council selects mobank's new Brookside branch as one of the 2010 Annual Southtown Beautification Award recipients.

2010 (June) - mobank earns the Circle of Caring award from the United Way of Greater Kansas City, recognizing a level of support "above and beyond the call of duty," based on both financial contributions and active involvement.

2011 (February) - Missouri Bank is presented with the "Spirit at Work Award" by the Center for Spirit at Work for demonstration of inclusiveness and ethical business practices that directly aid employees, the company, and the community at large.

2011 (April) – Missouri Bank's Brookside branch hosts mobank's second annual Pace for the Place. 175 walkers attend and mobank raises over $10,000 for The Children's Place.

2011 (May) – Capstone Awards.

2011 (June) - On June 3, 2011, a report was published by the Kansas City Business Journal comparing local banks with over $100MM in assets. mobank's percentage of problem loans was among the lowest, at .06 percent. On a national level, we're now in the top two percentile of banks our size ($300MM to $1,000MM in assets) for having the fewest non-performing loans.

* 2008 past due loan statistics are significant because percent of past due loans is a key indicator of bank heath in the current housing market.