The group's principal activities are to provide community banking and financial services through 20 locations in the kansas city metropolitan area, southeastern kansas, western missouri, the omaha, nebraska metropolitan area and in colorado springs, colorado. the lending services include multi-family real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, home equity lines of credit, auto loans, recreational vehicle, commercial loans to businesses, construction lending and agricultural lending. the deposit products provided by the group include checking and now accounts for personal and business accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. the group also provides federal tax depository services, merchant bankcard services, electronic fund transfer, debit and credit cards and telephone banking services. during the year 2001, the group acquired post bancorp, inc.