First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ: BUSE) (“the company”), headquartered in Leawood, KS, is the $18.0 billion-asset financial holding company of Busey Bank (“the bank”) which traces its origins back nearly 160 years. BUSE operates a diversified, commercially oriented banking franchise with a legacy Midwest centric footprint joined by exposure to faster growth MSAs, following the completion of the transformative CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (“CFB”) acquisition in 1Q25, including Kansas City, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver and Phoenix.
Commercial banking activities are complemented by fee income (22% of revenue) comprised of durable sources including scalable wealth management (>$15 billion in AUC) and payment technology solutions which was combined with treasury management services in 2025.
With the completion of nine acquisitions over a decade (’15 – ’25), BUSE has tripled its size from intentional M&A and organic growth which has been a…
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