General Info

Central Bank has combined local decision-making with big bank technology. It has 13 affiliate banks that have combined resources to make this happen. Central State provide state-of-the-art, high-tech, highly secure on-line banking services. Central Bank began its legacy on January 9, 1902, with the formation of the Central Missouri trust company. Lon Stephens, a Cooper County banker who came to Jefferson City as Missouri's State Treasurer in 1893, was elected Governor of the state in 1896 and served in that position until January 1901. He was one of the leaders in the creation of the Central Missouri trust Company. Central Bank kept growing and also became part of a larger and growing corporation. In 1970, Central Bancompany was formed, with Cook and his brother, Jefferson City attorney Howard Winston Cook, serving as registered agents. Central Bancompany currently operates 13 banks throughout Missouri with more than $5.6 billion in assets.