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UMB Bank (NASDAQ:UMBF) and its ATM operations management partner, eFunds Corporation ((NYSE:EFD), have activated ATMs in 74 Walgreens stores in Colorado, including 48 stores in the Denver metropolitan area and 13 stores in the Colorado Springs area. The entire contract agreement between UMB and Walgreens involves ATM installations in 307 stores in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado. The expansion represents a 62.5 percent increase in ATM locations for UMB in the central United States. "This is a significant statement to make to our customers in Colorado because we have created a higher level of convenience by giving them more places to bank," said Jon Robinson, president of UMB Bank Colorado. "This is an exciting opportunity for UMB along the Front Range, and demonstrates our dedication to advancing the strength of UMB banking operations in Colorado." UMB Financial Corporation UMB Financial Corporation is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking and related financial services to both individual and business customers. Its banking subsidiaries own and operate 139 banking centers throughout Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska in addition to a loan production office in Arizona. Subsidiaries of the holding company and the lead bank, UMB Bank, n.a., include an investment services group based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a trust management company in South Dakota, and single-purpose companies that deal with brokerage services, consulting services and insurance. Walgreens Walgreen Co. is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2004 sales of $37.5 billion. The company operates 4,738 stores in 45 states and Puerto Rico, and plans to open about 450 new stores nationwide in fiscal 2005. Walgreens also provides additional services to pharmacy patients and prescription drug plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service, Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and Walgreens Home Care.