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Cathy Owen

A close-up of a person holding a "stablecoin"
Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Technology

Close the Stablecoin Loop (Cathy Owen Commentary)

Unless lawmakers step in to make rules for stablecoin, billions of dollars could be drawn out from banks, and local communities, as a result. read more >
Banking & Finance / Construction / Public Companies

3 Tornado-Hit Bank Branches Remain Closed

West Little Rock branches operated by Pine Bluff’s Simmons Bank and Batesville’s Citizens Bank were put out of action by a March 31 twister, along with an Eagle Bank & Trust office at 2310 E. Kiehl Ave. in Sherwood. read more >
Andrea Rose
Banking & Finance

1 Promoted at Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union (Movers & Shakers)

Andrea Rose has been promoted to mortgage loan originator after five years with the credit union. read more >
Cathy Owen of Eagle Bank & Trust in Little Rock
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Energy

Owen Selected as ABA Vice Chairman (Movers & Shakers)

Cathy Owen, chairman of Eagle Bank & Trust of Little Rock, was elected vice chairman of the government relations council at the American Bankers Association annual conference. read more >
Lorrie Trogden
Banking & Finance

Lorrie Trogden Named CEO of Arkansas Bankers Association

Trogden, formerly associate executive director and director of government relations at the Arkansas Bar Association, succeeded William R. “Bill” Holmes. read more >
Cathy Owen, chairman of Eagle Bank & Trust
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Real Estate

Eagle Bank Takes Q1 Loss After Mortgage ExpansionLock Icon

Jumping talons-first into a new line of business can be expensive. Just ask Cathy Owen. read more >
Cathy Owen
Banking & Finance

Cathy Owen Becomes 1st Woman to Lead Arkansas Bankers Association

Cathy Owen became the first woman elected to the Arkansas Bankers Association's top post when she was installed Tuesday as chairman for 2018- read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Real Estate

Eagle Bank Mortgage Spreads Wings Across Four StatesLock Icon

Eagle Bank of Little Rock now has a total of 30 loan officers in four states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Idaho and Louisiana. read more >
Matthew Lewis, president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Arkansas, sees no alarming trends, but the mortgage banking industry has certainly changed in the past 10 years.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

End of Bank of the Ozarks Mortgages May Not Signal TrendLock Icon

Eagle Bank & Trust is ramping up its mortgage lending division while Bank of the Ozarks is shutting its down. What’s going on with home loans? read more >
Cathy Owen, chairman of Eagle Bank & Trust
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

Eagle Bank Feathers Nest with IberiaBank ExecsLock Icon

Some top executives with IberiaBank Mortgage Co. in Little Rock recently left to join Eagle Bank & Trust of Little Rock. read more >
Clockwise from left: Arkansas Bankers Association 2017-18 Chairman Dave Dickson of Union Bank & Trust, Incoming Chairman Cathy Owen of Eagle Bank & Trust, Vice Chairman Robert Robinson of Simmons Bank, and Treasurer Judy Lawton of Heartland Bank.
Banking & Finance

Dickson Named Chairman of Arkansas Bankers Association

Dave Dickson was installed Tuesday as the 2017-18 chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association at the group's 127th annual convention in Little Rock. read more >
Clockwise from left: Sean Williams of First National Bank in Wynne, Dave Dickson of Union Bank & Trust Co. in Monticello, and Cathy Owen of Eagle Bank & Trust in Little Rock.
Banking & Finance

Sean Williams Installed as Bankers Association Chairman; Cathy Owen Added to Lineup

Sean Williams was installed Thursday as chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association for 2016-17. As vice chairman, Cathy Owen is in line to become the first woman elected to the top position in 2018. read more >
Susie Smith at Metropolitan National Bank in 2013.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Public Companies

Despite Individual Victories, Progress Slow For Women in Arkansas Banking

For women in Arkansas’ banking industry, every encouraging development seems to be matched by discouraging reality. read more >