Encore Bank Hires New Executive VP and Chief Audit Officer (Movers & Shakers)
by Arkansas Business Staff – 4 days ago
Gary Edwards has worked for 21 years as an accountant serving financial institutions.
Gary Edwards has worked for 21 years as an accountant serving financial institutions.
Remember all the legal wreckage brought about by former Fayetteville real estate developer Brandon Barber a decade ago?
Finalists in each category will be celebrated at an awards ceremony on March 8 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
The property at 8023 Cantrell Rd. recently sold for $1.35 million. read more >
"It is likely that restoring price stability will require holding (interest rates) at a restrictive level for some time," Powell said. "History cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy." read more >
Mortgage rates are still more than double what they were in early January, mirroring a sharp rise in the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. read more >
Reilly offered his insights into innovation and organizational transformation in the November episode of the 21st Century Business Forum. read more >
Last quarter's rise in the U.S. gross domestic product — the economy's total output of goods and services — followed two straight quarters of contraction. read more >
James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Fed, suggested that financial markets are underestimating the likelihood the Fed will have to be more aggressive. read more >
New Jersey-based BlockFi had been struggling for much of this year but was given a lifeline this summer in the form of an FTX line of credit. read more >
Despite the negative outlook, however, most Americans — particularly those with higher incomes — are still spending. read more >
Colorado-based investor groups teamed up to buy the properties, home to 123 apartments and two restaurants, from five limited liability companies led by Chris Moses. read more >
In this increasingly noisy world, pay attention not to the noise, but to the performance read more >
The admission came during FTX's first court appearance since the company filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11. read more >
Edwards previously spent 21 years in public accounting at BKD LLP of Little Rock, with a majority of that time spent serving financial institutions. read more >
Prosecutors said the suspects tricked hundreds of thousands of people from 2015 to 2019 into buying contracts for a cryptocurrency mining service called HashFlare. read more >
Leaders need to know the raw truth in order to make the right decisions. They need to encourage honest feedback even if it's hard to hear. read more >
Andrea Rose has been promoted to mortgage loan originator after five years with the credit union. read more >
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in October for the ninth month in a row to the slowest pre-pandemic sales pace in more than 10 years. read more >
A year ago the average rate was 3.1%. read more >
Some homeowners believed their second loans were rolled in with their first mortgage payments or forgiven. Now they're being told the loans weren't dead after all. read more >
James Bullard, who leads the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, said the Fed's key short-term interest rate "has not yet reached a level that could be justified as sufficiently restrictive." read more >
The Startup Junkie Foundation receives a three-year, $470,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to continue facilitating the Northwest Arkansas Kiva Hub. read more >
The recent purchase of the $65.2 million-asset HomeBank of Arkansas is the opening foray into the state for Barksdale Federal Credit Union of Bossier City, Louisiana. read more >
Passco Riverhouse DST purchased the 262-unit apartment complex at 1200 Brookwood Drive in Little Rock's Riverdale area. read more >
Larry Wilson was recognized by Tampa Bay Defense Alliance for his extensive service to the Little Rock Air Force Base and the local community. read more >
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ranks low nationally in R&D expenditures, but they are optimistic about improving their ranking going forward. read more >
The funds bring the museum in Little Rock closer to completing its years-long redesign and renovation. read more >
This week's developments marked a shocking turn of events for FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was hailed as somewhat of a savior earlier this year when he helped shore up a number of cryptocurrency companies that ran into financial trouble. read more >
Rogers will replace Calvin Jarrett, who is retiring in early 2023 after more than 35 years with Arvest. read more >
The number was lower than economists had expected. read more >
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate rose to 7.08% from 6.95% last week. A year ago the average rate was 2.98%. read more >
The New Markets Tax Credit program allows businesses to make equity investments in severely distressed rural and urban communities. read more >
