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The 2013 year-end numbers for banks in the Kansas City area show the industry continues to gain strength.
Lending by commercial banks based in the Kansas City area reached $26.43 billion, up 7.5 percent from a year ago. It was the highest amount of lending in the area since the fourth quarter of 2009, when area banks posted $26.72 billion in loans.
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Nonaccruals — problem loans more than 90 days past due that no longer are accruing the stated interest…