Eagle Bank To Make New Nest in Saline County

Eagle Bank also has a large presence in Heber Springs, where it merged with Heber Springs State Bank.

Eagle Bank eased into the Conway market last year by opening a loan-production office and then converting it to a full-service branch.

Now the Little Rock bank is planning the same kind of assault on Saline County.

CEO Jeff Lynch has hired Eddie Ramsey from Bear State Bank as executive vice president and market president for Saline County.

Assuming regulatory approval, an LPO should be opened somewhere in the Benton-Bryant area in the next 90-180 days, with plans for a full-service branch as the market develops.

Ramsey has been Bear State’s market president in Saline County. He was previously with Summit Bank, the Arkadelphia bank that was acquired by Bank of the Ozarks in 2014.