Lending by commercial banks based in the Kansas City area hit the highest point since the first quarter of 2010 — up 11.7 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago.
Lending reached $26.01 billion in the third quarter for in-district commercial banks, the fifth-straight quarter-to-quarter increase. A multitude of factors drove the growth.
Kurt Saylor, CEO of Morrill & Jane's Bank & Trust Co., saw the bank's loans jump 29.1 percent in the past year to $380.3 million.…
Lending by commercial banks based in the Kansas City area hit the highest point since the first quarter of 2010 — up 11.7 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago.
Lending reached $26.01 billion in the third quarter for in-district commercial banks, the fifth-straight quarter-to-quarter increase. A multitude of factors drove the growth.
Kurt Saylor, CEO of Morrill & Jane's Bank & Trust Co., saw the bank's loans jump 29.1 percent in the past year to $380.3 million.…