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"Our continued growth in the corporate trust industry validates our customer focused, regional bank-based business approach," said Todd Duncan, executive vice president of UMB Corporate Trust & Escrow Services. "Now more than ever, people want to do business with someone they know and trust, and we fit the bill."

For more than 60 years, UMB Corporate Trust & Escrow Services has been a leading provider of escrow agent services as well as trustee and agency services for taxable or tax-exempt debt (both publicly sold and privately placed) in the municipal and corporate marketplace. UMB services more than 4,500 escrow and debt transactions with more than $36 billion in assets under administration with offices located in Missouri, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas and Oklahoma.

UMB seeks to differentiate itself in the marketplace by employing a staff of Certified Corporate Trust Specialists and utilizing technology such as the free Web-based system called TrustDirect(TM), which allows online access to account information. Additional information about UMB Corporate Trust & Escrow Services and its full line of products can be found at umb.com/corporatetrust.

About UMB:

UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking, asset management, health spending solutions and related financial services to both individual and business customers nationwide. Its banking subsidiaries own and operate 135 banking centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Arizona. Subsidiaries of the holding company and the lead bank, UMB Bank, n.a., include mutual fund and alternative investment services groups, single-purpose companies that deal with brokerage services and insurance, and a registered investment advisor that manages the company's proprietary mutual funds and investment advisory accounts for institutional customers. Visit umb.com for more company information.

SOURCE: UMB Financial Corporation

UMB Financial Corporation 
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"We are pleased to welcome Nancy Buese to the board," said Mariner Kemper, chairman and chief executive officer of UMB Financial Corp. "Her professional leadership greatly complements the board, and her financial expertise offers an in-depth understanding that will help facilitate the success and strategic direction of our company."

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"We are pleased to welcome Nancy Buese to the board," said Mariner Kemper, chairman and chief executive officer of UMB Financial Corp. "Her professional leadership greatly complements the board, and her financial expertise offers an in-depth understanding that will help facilitate the success and strategic direction of our company."

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