Central Bancompany ranks 16th on Forbes' list

Central Bancompany was recognized by "Forbes Magazine" as one of America's Best Banks in its annual review of the nation's 100 largest financial institutions. It was ranked 16th among the top 100 in the Forbes survey.

This is the second year in a row that Forbes has ranked the holding company as one of the best.

Rankings were based on eight criteria: return on average equity; net interest margin; non-performing loans; non-performing assets; reserves; a leverage ratio; and two capital ratios.

Central Bancompany is a $9.6 billion, Missouri-based bank holding company with 13 full-service community banks and more than 235 locations in 66 communities.