UMB Bill Greiner to Speak at 29th Annual Association for Governmental Leasing and Finance Conference

Bill Greiner, Chief Investment Officer for UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF) and Scout Investment Advisors, has been invited to speak at the Association for Governmental Leasing and Finance (AGLF) annual conference in Amelia Island, Florida, November 4 – 6.

The presentation will take place on Thursday, November 5, from 6 – 10 p.m. The presentation, "Running to Daylight” will provide a 2010 economic and market update.

Greiner has more than 30 years of investment management experience. Greiner was named BusinessWeek's 2005 Stock Market Strategist of the Year and was a runner-up again in 2007. He regularly appears as a guest on Bloomberg Television, FOX Business and CNBC. Mr. Greiner is often quoted in leading financial publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Investor’s Business Daily and Barron’s, regarding his views on the U.S. economy.

The AGLF annual conference is known as the leading conference in governmental and non-profit leasing and finance. Founded in 1981, AGLF provides an educational forum and industry oversight among issuers, leasing companies, investment banking firms, banks, and third-party lease brokers who participate in the lease-purchase financing of real and personal property to state and local governments.

UMB Corporate Trust & Escrow Services will serve as a sponsor of the 2009 AGLF annual conference, providing resources, educational forums and the promotion of best practices in the industry. As a segment of its product offerings, UMB Corporate Trust & Escrow Services provides escrow and agency services to the governmental leasing market.

About UMB:

UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking, asset management, health spending solutions and related financial services to both individual and business customers nationwide. Its banking subsidiaries own and operate 135 banking centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Arizona. Subsidiaries of the holding company and the lead bank, UMB Bank, n.a., include mutual fund and alternative investment services groups, single-purpose companies that deal with brokerage services and insurance, and a registered investment advisor that manages the company’s proprietary mutual funds and investment advisory accounts for institutional customers. Visit umb.com for more company information.

About Scout Investment Advisors, Inc.:

Scout Investment Advisors, Inc. is a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation. The firm is located in Kansas City, Mo., and adheres to a management philosophy focused on long-term investments and a systematic "top-down bottom-up” strategy. Through this approach, specific research methodology and portfolio managers’ unique expertise is combined to identify target investments based on the highest standards and criteria. Scout Investment Advisors, Inc. is a responsible, prudent investment organization built to generate long-term returns and help achieve individual and institutional investors’ objectives. Additional information about Scout Investment Advisors, Inc. and its full line of products can be found at scout-ia.com.