What is James B. Nutter Sr.?
[[File:James B. Nutter Sr..JPG|thumb|James B. Nutter Sr.]] '''James Bradford Nutter, Sr.''' (January 23, 1928 &ndash; July 7, 2017) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of [[James B. Nutter & Company]], a privately owned mortgage banking firm headquartered in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. It is one of the oldest and largest family-owned and operated mortgage lending firms in the [[United States]].<ref>Kansas City Star Magazine, 8/20/12, by Cindy Hoedel, “Mr. Mortgage: As James B. Nutter prospers, so does Kansas City,” http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-08-17&val=392347&cat=finance {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130409042348/http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-08-17&val=392347&cat=finance |date=2013-04-09 }}</ref> Nutter was named 2012 Kansas Citian of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.<ref>Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce release, http://www.kcchamber.com/Programs-Events/Awards/Kansas-Citian-of-the-Year-Award.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416003022/http://www.kcchamber.com/Programs-Events/Awards/Kansas-Citian-of-the-Year-Award.aspx |date=2017-04-16 }}</ref> Nutter Sr. died in Kansas City on July 7, 2017 from [[stroke]]-related complications at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/founder-of-home-mortgage-company-james-b-nutter-co-dies/article_7abed375-a771-5604-97d7-6377da175bc3.html|title=Founder of Home Mortgage Company James B. Nutter Company Dies|publisher=St. Louis Today|access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nutter Sr., James B.}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Philanthropists from Missouri]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Kansas City, Missouri]]