Of the 51 bank failures last year, at least 25 drew attention from Arkansas financial institutions, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. But only three resulted in winning bids by Arkansas lenders. read more >

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., acting as the receiver of the defunct ANB Financial of Bentonville, easily scored another multimillion-dollar judgment last week against a Benton County developer. read more >

The flood of FDIC-assisted bank acquisitions that Johnny Allison once called a “generational opportunity” for his Home BancShares Inc. of Conway has slowed to a trickle. read more >