Progress Bank of Missouri

Progress Bank of Missouri sounds like a straightforward community or regional bank, the sort people use for checking, savings, loans, and local banking relationships. By our assessment, its best feature is clarity: the name tells you exactly what kind of institution it wants to be, with Missouri in view and no attempt to look bigger than it is. The downside is also built in, because regional banks rarely offer the depth, reach, or product sprawl of a national giant. In practice, that usually means a more local feel and a narrower set of services, which can be a strength if the customer wants simple banking and a human scale. It sits between a neighborhood thrift and a big commercial bank, closer to the former in tone. Progress Bank of Missouri is banking in a plain, local register, and the branches are the part that does the talking.