UMB Financial News

Sseven girls from Heartland Elementary School in the Blue Valley School District, now mostly middle-schoolers at Harmony or Aubry Bend, for a few years had been competing in an international problem-solving educational program, Odyssey of the Mind.

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Case in point: Martron E. Bailey, who pleaded guilty in Kansas City federal court Wednesday to his role in the botched robbery attempt of the UMB Bank at 6400 Independence Ave.

Kansas City-based UMB Financial Corp. is overhauling its traditional bank branches in order to prepare for banking of the future, The Wichita Eagle reports.

Mariner Kemper comes from a long line of bankers, and plenty of knowledge has passed along through the generations, shaping the way UMB Bank looks today.

Mariner Kemper comes from a long line of bankers, and plenty of knowledge has passed along through the generations, shaping the way UMB Bank looks today.

Banks are being squeezed because companies have slowed borrowing amid economic uncertainty, including rising health care costs under Obamacare, The Wall Street Journal reports today .

The firm currently has a "market perform" rating on the stock. Shares of UMB Financial traded up 0.65% during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $49.80. UMB Financial has a one year low of $40.27 and a one year high of $52.61. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $47.68. The company has a market cap of $1.986 billion and a P/E ratio of ... (more)