Gilbert Moves to Farmers & Merchants (Movers & Shakers)
Sally Gilbert has joined Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stuttgart as the new market president for Mountain Home and the surrounding communities. read more >
New Hires Made at Forge Inc. (Movers & Shakers)
Sandra Carrasco-Quezada, Bill Fox and Morgan Scholz have joined Forge Inc. of Huntsville, a nonprofit community loan fund. read more >
Milum Recognized by National Guard (Movers & Shakers)
Chis Milum, a lender at First Community Bank of Batesville, recently received the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award for his service as captain and company commander of the Army National Guard’s 224th Maintenance Company in Mountain Home. read more >
Chenal Bank Branch Growth Elevates Field of Competition
Branching activity in west Little Rock is transforming a one-mile stretch of Chenal Parkway into a banker’s boulevard. read more >
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Cox Promoted at Encore (Movers & Shakers)
Allison Cox has been named executive vice president and chief people officer of Encore Bank of Little Rock. read more >
Sims Selected as SVP at First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Shena Sims has been promoted to senior vice president, branch operations at First Community Bank of Batesville. read more >
Dwight Ford Named Executive VP, Chief Credit Officer at First Community Bank of Batesville
He has more than 26 years of experience in the industry. read more >
Woods Moves to Citizens Bank in Northwest Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Rob Woods has joined Citizens Bank of Batesville as city president for Bentonville and Rogers, where he will be based. read more >
First Community Expands in Conway
Batesville’s First Community Bank is enlarging its presence in downtown Conway after the $1.6 million purchase of the former Second Baptist Church in December. read more >
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Harper Named Director at Capital Markets (Movers & Shakers)
William Harper has been promoted to director of the Capital Markets Group at Crews & Associates, a bond brokerage, in Little Rock. read more >
Price Joins First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Carrie Price has been hired as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for First Community Bank in Batesville. read more >
Todd Moves to First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Scott Todd has joined First Community Bank in Batesville as vice president of secondary mortgage production and sales manager. read more >
First Community Bank Heads Westward in Little Rock
Batesville’s First Community Bank is looking to open its third Little Rock location since entering the market in 2017. read more >
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Cave City Embezzler Banned from Banking Industry
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in June finished up some housekeeping by permanently banning Carrie C. Porter of Cave City from the banking industry. read more >
Arkansas Lenders Count the Cost of Grace
Arkansas bankers are wading into the numbers to gauge the health of their loan portfolios after extending an opening round of financial grace to customers. read more >
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Branch on Way to Brookland After 3 Years With No Bank
The fast-growing Jonesboro bedroom community of Brookland should see the return of a local bank office by the first quarter of 2021. read more >
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Ridgecrest Apartments Draw $7.2M Transaction (Real Deals)
Ridgecrest LRAR LLC of Encino, California, sold its namesake project at 1900 and 2000 Reservoir Road to AM Capital Four LLC of Irvine, California. read more >
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Ridgecrest Apartments Sell for $7.2M; PotlatchDeltic Deals Equal $6.4M
Apartments, a medical office building, three big homes and three commercial sites provide an all-Little Rock lineup of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
New First Community Branch on Horizon in Harrison
Batesville’s First Community Bank hopes to open its first full-service location in Harrison before year’s end. read more >
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Lenders From Batesville, Danville Chart Course for Conway
Two new competitors are entering the Conway lending market, where 13 banks already fly their banners. read more >
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