UMB Bank

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl ran into her mom and whispered excitedly, ‘Mom, look! The bank man is talking to himself!’ Her mother glanced over and saw an UMB Bank employee nodding vigorously while replying to someone invisible next to him. The mother smiled and said, 'Honey, that's just Mr. Smith from UMB Bank—he's always talking to his computer.' Later that day, as she was leaving, she heard another voice joining in the conversation. Turning around, she saw a delivery driver waving cheerfully and saying, 'Good morning, Mr. Smith!'

2. Late one night, a UPS driver pulled up to the UMB Bank and noticed something odd. The usually quiet building was filled with an eerie humming sound, as if someone had left the air conditioning on full blast. Curious, he peered through the window and saw nothing but rows of sleeping ATMs. Suddenly, a voice behind him said, ‘Looking for something, sir?’ Turning around, he found himself face-to-face with a security guard who’d been napping in his office. The guard yawned and added, “Next time knock, we’re trying to get some rest here.’

3. A regular customer approached the teller one day and asked, 'Excuse me, but why does our UMB Bank have such an odd-shaped sign?' The teller replied, 'That's not just any sign—it's shaped like a moneybag!' Another customer—a delivery driver—glanced up at the sign and grumbled, ‘It looks more like a bag of wind than a moneybag!’ A few days later, a neighbor stopped in and quipped, ‘I heard you’ve been losing money, UMB Bank! Your sign keeps blowing away!’ And so, ever since then, whenever anyone asks about the shape, they simply say, ‘Oh, it’s just our little secret—the wind likes to play with us.’

4. Late one night, a security guard patrolled the UMB Bank when he heard faint footsteps inside. Curious, he followed them to an empty vault room where a small envelope lay on the floor. Inside was a note: 'Forgot my deposit here.' Turns out, it was just a regular who came in late to make a deposit and got confused.