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The Bank of Missouri began as The Bank of Perryville
Perryville, Missouri
Perryville is a city in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,667 at the 2000 census. The 2008 estimated population is 8,172. It is the county seat of Perry County.-Governance:...

 which received a state charter on November 2, 1891.

From 1891 until 1902, The Bank of Perryville served as the only bank in Perry County, Missouri
Perry County, Missouri
Perry County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,132. In 2008 the population was estimated to be 18,743. Its county seat is Perryville. The county was officially organized on November 16, 1820 from Ste...

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In June 1997, The Bank of Perryville changed its name to The Bank of Missouri, and expanded into Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...

. Another location in Perryville was also built in 1997, and a loan production office opened in Jackson, Missouri
Jackson, Missouri
Jackson is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,758 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cape Girardeau County. Jackson is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan...

 in 1998.

The Bank of Missouri currently operates a total of 13 branch locations in Missouri with two banks in Perryville, three in Cape Girardeau, and one each in Jackson, Marble Hill
Marble Hill, Missouri
Marble Hill is a fourth-class city in central Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri in the United States. Located at the intersection of State Highway 34 and State Highway 51, it is the largest city in Bollinger and serves as the county seat . The population was 1,502 at the 2000 census...

 and Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...

, as well as offering full-service brokerage services and Bank of Missouri Investments and Retirement Planning division.*The Bank of Missouri Investments & Retirement Planning Group

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The Bank of Perryville received a state charter on November 2, 1891. This began more than a century of continued business. From 1891 until 1902, The Bank of Perryville served as the only bank in Perry County, Missouri. As other banks were organized, the officers of The Bank of Perryville wished their competitors well and proceeded independently. Ironically, The Bank of Perryville seemed to experience growth after the organization of each new competitor. In June 1997, The Bank of Perryville changed its name to The Bank of Missouri, and expanded into Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Another location in Perryville was also built in 1997, and a loan production office opened in Jackson, Missouri in 1998.

The Bank of Missouri currently operates two banks in Perryville, three in Cape Girardeau, two in Jackson, and one in Marble Hill, Columbia, Springfield, Republic, and Ozark, as well as full-service brokerage and Bank of Missouri Investments and Retirement Planning division.

The Bank of Missouri is an independent community bank and fully intends to remain so. Being the oldest and most firmly established bank in its primary area, the bank has built a reputation of being consistently conservative and sound. Through the years, The Bank of Missouri has enjoyed a higher quality of leadership, staff, and clientele.
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