BUSE

First Busey Corporation

Sector: financial servicesBanks - RegionalNASDAQMarket Cap: $2.34B

First Busey Corporation (BUSE) is a financial holding company providing commercial and retail banking services, with a political signal driven by two director purchases totaling $50,019 in the last 180 days and a single congressional trader executing two sales in May 2025.

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Govt Dependence

0/100

Regulatory Density

85/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat BUSE does

First Busey Corporation operates as a bank holding company for Busey Bank, offering commercial and retail banking products and services, including lending, deposit accounts, wealth management, and treasury management. It generates revenue primarily through net interest income from loans and investment securities, and non-interest income from service charges, wealth management fees, and mortgage banking. The company serves individuals, businesses, and municipalities across the Midwest.

12 months past · 3 months futureBUSE activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

246 trading days · 0 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 9 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsBUSE federal contracts

BUSE doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding BUSE

$14.04B

Total BUSE held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with BUSE positions

Renaissance Technologies $9.47B -9% 2026-03-31

Two Sigma Investments $4.57B -48% 2026-03-31

Citadel Advisors $1M +28% 2025-12-31

Politicians Trading BUSEMembers of Congress with recent BUSE positions

1 politicians traded BUSE across 8 disclosed transactions totaling $260K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just BUSE). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house 4 buys 4 sells $260K 2025-05-12 LOW · 0

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading BUSE

2025-05-12 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-05-12 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-04-17 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-04-17 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-03-13 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-03-13 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-02-24 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-02-24 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000

8+ trades on file · most recent 2025-06-22

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

stock awards · $3.3M market value

2026-04-01 DUKEMAN VAN A President and CEO AWARD 35,321 sh $900K

2026-04-01 Chan Christopher H.M. Chief Financial Officer AWARD 11,773 sh $300K

2026-04-01 Randolph Amy L Chief Operating Officer AWARD 10,301 sh $262K

2026-04-01 Fauss Amy Chief Info & Tech Officer AWARD 9,319 sh $237K

2026-04-01 Bowe Monica L EVP Chief Risk Officer AWARD 8,437 sh $215K

2026-04-01 Powers John Joseph EVP & General Counsel AWARD 7,848 sh $200K

2026-04-01 Jorstad Chip S. Chief Credit Officer AWARD 5,887 sh $150K

2026-04-01 Hammond Thomas Anthony President, Busey Bank AWARD 5,887 sh $150K

For BUSE, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Political ProfileWhere BUSE sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No lobbying spend (get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income: 0), no federal contracts (get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary: null), and no donations. EVIDENTIARY: Two director buys in last 180 days totaling $50,019 (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys) and a single congressional trader (bioguide_id S001229) executed two sales in May 2025 (Top congressional traders). Net: Minimal evidentiary activity against zero structural footprint yields neutral signal.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

Heightened capital and liquidity requirements

Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC

"Inherent to primary_industry 'Commercial Banking' and regulatory_density_score 85"
Increased consumer protection enforcement

CFPB

"Inherent to primary_industry 'Commercial Banking' and regulatory_density_score 85"

Regulatory opportunities

Potential regulatory relief for community banks

Federal Reserve, OCC

"Inherent to primary_industry 'Commercial Banking' and regulatory_density_score 85"

Member intelligence layer

Live signals + predictions for BUSE — for Founders

The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:

Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades BUSE
Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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Frequently AskedAbout BUSE & political exposure

Does First Busey Corporation (BUSE) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for First Busey Corporation. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded BUSE stock?

8 congressional trades by 1 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-05-12. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is BUSE political risk profile?

Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.

How does GovGreed track BUSE political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. BUSE data is updated daily from these official federal sources.