For Immediate Release

St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 16, 2024 – Cass Commercial Bank is a 2024 Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) St. Louis Torch Award for Ethics winner.

BBB Torch Awards for Ethics recognize the businesses and organizations in our communities that meet the highest standard of trust. Ten St. Louis region businesses and one nonprofit are being recognized in 2024.

“We’re excited to recognize these organizations and students for the commitment they’ve made to ethical behavior and service,” said Michelle Corey, BBB St. Louis President and CEO. “They’re an outstanding group of role models, and they’re making a tangible, positive impact on their customers and communities.”

Cass Commercial Bank has supported businesses, nonprofits and faith-based institutions in the St. Louis region with financial services for over 118 years. Over its years in business, the company has maintained a culture of rewarding and recognizing outstanding service.

“The banking industry must work to repair its tarnished reputation and regain the public’s trust. It is gratifying to be recognized for our effort to achieve this higher ethical standard at Cass Bank and we are honored to receive the Torch Award for Ethics from the Better Business Bureau,” said Dwight Erdbruegger, president.

The bank became BBB Accredited in 1932, making it one of the region’s longest-Accredited Businesses. Its parent company, Cass Information Systems, was recently recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the “Best Midsize Companies in America.”

All 2024 Torch Award winners – along with two Student of Ethics award winners – were recognized at the BBB St. Louis Torch Awards for Ethics reception and luncheon on Wednesday, October 16 at the Missouri Athletic Club. Two-time Olympic track and field medalist Dawn Harper Nelson was the keynote speaker; Cory Stark, lead anchor for KMOV-TV, emceed the event.

Dave Mungenast Family of Dealerships was the event Underwriting Sponsor. Drury Hotels and Nestlé Purina PetCare were Student of Ethics sponsors; Lewis Rice and O.J. Laughlin Plumbing Company, Inc., were Contributing Sponsors.

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