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UA Basketball Coach John Calipari Buys $2.2M Home (NWA Real Deals)
John Calipari, the new head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas, paid $2.2 million for a home in the Clear Creek subdivision in Fayetteville. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Top Online Stories of 2023: Eatery News, a Lyon College Setback And 27 Marijuana Laws Tossed Out
Readers were hungry for restaurant news on the Arkansas Business website this year. read more >
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2 Promoted at Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (Movers & Shakers)
Megan McClain has been with the cooperatives in 2020, and Justin Simpson has been with the cooperatives since 2011. read more >
2 Promoted at Hytrol Conveyor Co. (Movers & Shakers)
Chris Brudos has been promoted to vice president of supply chain. Will Mangrum has been promoted to vice president of operations-Fort Smith. read more >
Simmons Bank of LR Announces New Leadership (Movers & Shakers)
Josh Herron, Chad Rawls, Steve Wade and Chris White have been promoted. read more >
3 Arkansas Banks Surpassing $1B in Assets
Organic growth, new branches and acquisitions are pushing Signature Bank, First Arkansas Bank & Trust and Anstaff Bank beyond $1 billion in assets. read more >
by George Waldon -
Bank OZK Spends Less to Make a Dollar
“Most banks with a good efficiency ratio focus relentlessly on controlling costs,” said George Gleason, chairman and CEO of the $27.6 billion-asset lender. “We take a different approach. read more >
by George Waldon -
FNBC Expands, Century Enters Mountain Home
Ash Flat’s FNBC Bank is developing a new 4,000-SF branch in the $1.3 billion-deposit Mountain Home market. read more >
by George Waldon -
Pig Farmer Accused of Hogging Loan Proceeds
Arvest Bank accuses a Fulton County pig farmer of submitting false financial statements to obtain millions of dollars in loans to raise pigs, instead using the money for other debts. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
The Contenders: It’s Grow or Else, Smaller Banks Say
Smaller banks in Arkansas are often faced with the choice of growing or finding a buyer. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Scott Miller Accepts State Banking Board Appointment (Movers & Shakers)
Scott Miller, the Boone County market president for Anstaff Bank of Green Forest, has been appointed to a five-year term on the Arkansas State Banking Board by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. read more >
Anstaff Bank Plans New Branch for Mountain Home Market
Anstaff Bank of Green Forest intends to add a 12th full-service branch with a second office in Mountain Home. read more >
by George Waldon -
Calhoun County Tops List of Smallest Bank Markets in Arkansas
Community State Bank retains its title as the smallest bank in Arkansas, but its Lafayette County market is not the smallest. read more >
by George Waldon -
Spencer Adams Ascends at Anstaff (Movers & Shakers)
Spencer Adams has been named the assistant vice president and commercial lender for Anstaff Bank at the Mountain Home branch. read more >
BancorpSouth Bank Promotes Pair in Northwest Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Jeff Cude of Fayetteville has been promoted to president of the northwest Arkansas market for BancorpSouth Bank and Robin Simpson has been promoted to community bank president in Rogers. read more >
Arkansas Children’s Northwest to Get $350,000
Arkansas Children's Northwest received two more grants to support construction. read more >
by Lydia McAllister -
OCC-Regulated Banks Continue To Grow Scarce
Once two recent proposals are approved, the number of Arkansas financial institutions regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will fall to 18. The roster of banks regulated by the Arkansas State Bank Department will climb to 86. read more >
by George Waldon -
Twin Lakes Sale Closes At $15.3M, 1.42x Book
The sale of Twin Lakes Community Bank of Flippin (Marion County) marked the fourth Arkansas lender to change hands during 2015 for a book value multiple in the 1.34-1.45 range. read more >
by George Waldon -
Anstaff Bank to Acquire Twin Lakes Community Bank at Flippin
First National Bancorp Inc. of Green Forest, the holding company for Anstaff Bank, has reached an agreement to expand its north Arkansas footprint eastward by acquiring $109 million-asset Twin Lakes Community Bank at Flippin. read more >
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Community Banks Feel Regulatory Pinch
The Dodd-Frank Act celebrated its fifth anniversary last week, but it’s probably safe to assume many community bankers in Arkansas didn’t feel like partying. read more >
by Marty Cook -
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