BancorpSouth Inc.

After a path was cleared for banks to get into the insurance business, few Arkansas lenders jumped in. read more >

Blair Parnell has been promoted to Fort Smith president of the BancorpSouth bank of Tupelo, Mississippi. Parnell will handle all banking operations in Sebastian and Crawford counties. read more >

Mississippi's BancorpSouth will acquire Central Community Corp., the parent of Austin-based First State Bank Central Texas, pushing the bank much deeper into the competitive Texas banking market. read more >

The Central Arkansas Development Council has announced a $7,000 grant from BancorpSouth to CADC's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Free Tax Preparation program and its Individual Development Account low income savings account program. read more >

Regional bank BancorpSouth Corp. cut costs and bad loans in 2013's third quarter, as profit increased by 4 percent from the same three months of 2012. read more >

For just one brief moment, Molly Layes was a trillionaire. read more >

Bank deposits in Arkansas declined by about a half-percent in the 12 months that ended June 30, according to the annual summary of deposits released Monday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Total deposits statewide dropped back to $53.1 billion, down $267.6 million in a year. read more >

Regional bank BancorpSouth Corp. said profit in 2013's second quarter rose less than 1 percent from the same three months of 2012, as an early-retirement buyout drove up costs. read more >

BancorpSouth Inc. has extended a voluntary early retirement offer to its staffers over the age of 60 with 10 years consecutive service with the lender. read more >

BancorpSouth says profit in 2012's fourth quarter rose 28 percent from the same three months of 2011, as mortgage fees remained high and the bank set aside less money for future loan losses. read more >

James D. Rollins III has been named chief executive officer of BancorpSouth Inc., a financial holding company headquartered in Tupelo, Miss. read more >