David Estes
First State Bank of Lonoke Looks for New CEO
As of June 4, Lonoke’s First State Bank had an open position at the top of the organizational chart. David Estes exited as CEO of the $279 million-asset lender. read more >
by George Waldon -
Springdale Ridge Property Bought for $11.25 Million (NWA Real Deals)
A California real estate investment firm paid more than $11 million for the Springdale Ridge Apartments. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Pinnacle, Central Bank Combo Builds Assets To $200M
There are a lot of moving parts to the acquisition equation in the pending merger of Pinnacle Bank of Rogers and Central Bank of Little Rock. read more >
by George Waldon -
In Fraud By Kevin Lewis, Blame Is On Trial
In a civil trial scheduled to start next Monday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will blame regional accounting firm BKD LLC for failing to uncover the massive fraud that led to the 2010 failure of First Southern Bank of Batesville. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
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