Academy Bank
| Field | Entry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| VB ID | VB-ACAD-MO-1966-01 | |||||
| Official Bank Name | Academy Bank, National Association | |||||
| Date Established | June 15, 1966 | |||||
| Original name | Air Academy National Bank | |||||
| City | Kansas City | |||||
| State | MO | |||||
| Country | USA | |||||
| Charter Type | National | |||||
| OCC Charter Number | 15592 | |||||
| FDIC Certificate Number | 19600 | |||||
| RSSD ID | 535753 | |||||
| Date Opened | June 15, 1966 | |||||
| Date Closed | (Active) | |||||
| Status | Active | |||||
| Successor Institution | None | |||||
| Predecessor Institutions | Air Academy National Bank | |||||
| Earliest Known Use of Name | 1966 | |||||
| Latest Known Useof Name | 2025 (logo in use) | |||||
| Primary Logo Style Notes | Yellow/green stylised “1 n” & modern wordmark | |||||
| Internal Notes | New headquarters building opened 2021, strong local bank focus | |||||
| Ownership | Dickinson Financial Corporation II | |||||
| Cited Sources | ||||||
| Key Events | ||||||
| 1966 – Chartered as Air Academy National Bank at the U.S. Air Force Academy, CO | ||||||
| 2005 – Renamed Academy Bank, National Association; headquarters to Colorado Springs | ||||||
| 2015 – Acquired Southern Commerce Bank (FL) & SunBank (AZ) | ||||||
| 2017 – Acquired Merit Bank (KS); headquarters moved to Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| 2019 – Acquired KCB Bank (MO) | ||||||
| 2024 – Headquarters moved to 1201 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| Primary Logo Style Notes | ||||||
| (Observed across historical and modern branding) | ||||||
| Early logos used U.S. Air Force-style serif lettering, reflecting its origin at the Air Force Academy. | ||||||
| Later versions incorporated a stylized “A” shield motif. | ||||||
| Current branding uses a clean sans-serif font with a three-bar flag-stripe icon, typically in blue and white. | ||||||
| Modern logo follows sister-bank branding used by Armed Forces Bank (same parent corporation). | ||||||
Short History
Academy Bank began in 1966 as Air Academy National Bank, created specifically to serve cadets, officers, and civilian staff at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Over time, the bank expanded beyond military banking, adopted the name Academy Bank, National Association in 2005, and grew into a regional institution across multiple states.
Through acquisitions in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, and Missouri, the bank transitioned from a single-community military institution into a multi-state commercial bank. In 2017 it relocated its main office to Kansas City, where it remains headquartered today.