Kent Puchbauer
Montgomery Bank
TITLE: Cape Community Bank president
AGE: 55
NATIVE OF: Lifelong resident of rural Jackson
NUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: Seven
NUMBER OF ATMs: Ten Montgomery Bank ATMs with access to over 10,000 Fee Free Money Pass ATMs nationwide.
HOW HE GOT HIS START IN BANKING: I started in 1976 as an ag lender for the old Cape County Bank.
WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU WISH YOU'D KNOWN WHEN YOU STARTED: Dealing with good people makes all the difference, it is better to have a weak loan with a strong borrower then it is to have a strong loan with a weak borrower.
WHAT'S THE FASTEST GROWING ASPECT OF YOUR BANK? Commercial lending area
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