# Busey

> Busey is a publicly traded regional financial-services company built around Busey Bank, with complementary wealth-management and payment-technology businesses. Founded in Urbana, Illinois, in 1868, it now serves consumers, businesses, institutions, landowners and foundations through 80 banking centers in 10 states, digital channels, approximately $16.51 billion in wealth assets under care and the FirsTech payments platform.

- **Founded:** 1868
- **Headquarters:** Leawood, Kansas, United States (holding company); Champaign, Illinois, United States (Busey Bank)
- **Founders:** Samuel T. Busey (Co-founder), Simeon H. Busey (Co-founder), Dr. W. R. Earhart (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Nearly 1,900 associates as of July 2026.
- **Products:** Personal banking, Commercial banking, Busey Wealth Management, FirsTech payment technology, Mortgage services
- **Notable:** Expanded from roughly $4 billion to more than $18 billion in assets during Van Dukeman's leadership, including nine strategic acquisitions., Completed the $925.5 million CrossFirst Bankshares acquisition in March 2025 and the bank integration in June 2025., Reported 80 banking centers across 10 states in July 2026.

## Products & services

- **Personal banking** — Checking, savings, CDs, cards, consumer loans, mortgages, home-equity products and online and mobile banking.
- **Commercial banking** — Commercial and real-estate lending, SBA lending, deposits, treasury management, working-capital finance and fraud-protection tools.
- **Busey Wealth Management** — Asset management, investment, brokerage, fiduciary, estate, philanthropic, tax, retirement-plan and financial-planning services.
- **FirsTech payment technology** — Online, mobile, voice, ACH, card, walk-in and lockbox payment collection, plus billing and reconciliation workflow tools.
- **Mortgage services** — Residential mortgages, specialty programs, online applications and home-equity lending.
- **Agricultural services** — Ag lending, professional farm management, tenant relations, grain marketing, renewable-energy consulting and farm brokerage.

## Achievements

- Expanded from roughly $4 billion to more than $18 billion in assets during Van Dukeman's leadership, including nine strategic acquisitions.
- Completed the $925.5 million CrossFirst Bankshares acquisition in March 2025 and the bank integration in June 2025.
- Reported 80 banking centers across 10 states in July 2026.
- Managed $16.51 billion in wealth assets under care as of June 30, 2026.
- Named among Forbes' America's Best Banks for four consecutive years from 2022 through 2025.
- Named an American Banker Best Bank to Work For each year from 2016 through 2025.
- Busey Wealth Management was named a Pensions & Investments Best Place to Work in Money Management each year from 2018 through 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Second-quarter net income was $63.2 million, or $0.69 per diluted share; assets reached $18.19 billion and wealth assets under care reached a record $16.51 billion.
- **2026-07** — Busey extended Chairman, President and CEO Van Dukeman's leadership agreement through July 1, 2029.
- **2026-04** — First-quarter net income was $50.0 million; adjusted net income available to common shareholders was $58.6 million, with $18.04 billion in assets and $15.65 billion in wealth assets under care.
- **2026-01** — Busey reported 2025 fourth-quarter results after its first full year incorporating the CrossFirst transaction.
- **2025-06** — CrossFirst Bank merged into Busey Bank and its banking centers adopted the Busey brand.
- **2025-03** — First Busey completed its acquisition of CrossFirst Bankshares, extending the franchise into Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.busey.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/busey/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/busey
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buseybank/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Busey/170837079633132

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Last updated: 2026-08-11