First National Bank of Paragould
Canine Warehouse Fetches $2.3M (Real Deals)
Claudia’s Canine Cuisine, a 32,770-SF industrial facility in Maumelle, was purchased by J&R Northwest Holdings LLC. read more >
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Banks in Fundraising Mode Raise Total of Nearly $18M
A pair of Arkansas banks recently completed fundraising activities that total more than $17 million. read more >
Frenchman’s Woods Sale Tops $9.5M (Real Deals)
Affiliates of the Read Property Group of Brooklyn, New York, bought 31 buildings in seven transactions of the North Little Rock apartment complex. read more >
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First National Bank of Paragould Eyes Nashville with Bank Buy
First National Bank of Paragould says it will buy Citizens Bank of Hartsville, Tennessee, expanding into the Volunteer State and raising its total assets to about $2.1 billion. read more >
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First National Bank Buys Bank Branch
A west Little Rock bank bank branch-office building is sold while a new spec warehouse project takes shape and land for an apartments project approaches its acquisition date. read more >
Wind Turbine Property Tops $9.5M Mark (Real Deals)
The sale of a 237,383-SF former wind turbine complex at the Little Rock Port Industrial Park is backed with a five-year loan of $8 million from First National Bank of Paragould. read more >
by George Waldon -
First National Bank of Paragould Requests Holliday Pay
First National Bank of Paragould wants to move forward with its efforts to collect its debts from disgraced former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday. read more >
Dispute Settled over Former One Banc Branch
A lease dispute over a 2,876-SF former One Bank & Trust branch in west Little Rock is no more. read more >
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First National Bank Opens Financial Park Facility In Jonesboro
It may not be an argument against online banking, but First National Bank of Paragould hopes the in-person experience is more enjoyable for patrons at its new, First National Financial Park facility in Jonesboro. read more >
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One Bank Sale Closes Below $4.3M
Little Rock’s One Bank & Trust concluded its nearly 61-year run as an ongoing enterprise where it has operated for 24 consecutive quarters: in the red. read more >
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First National Bank Completes One Bank & Trust Purchase
First National Bank of Paragould completes its acquisition of Little Rock's One Bank & Trust. read more >
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One Bank, Landlord Tussle in Lawsuit Over Former OneBanc Branch
A Little Rock landlord says One Bank is still on the financial hook for a closed branch office on Cantrell Road. read more >
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More Losses Precede Sale of One Bank
Little Rock’s One Bank & Trust extended its string of quarterly operational losses to 23, heading toward a pre-insolvency sale later this year. read more >
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First National Bank of Paragould to Buy One Bank & Trust
First National Bank of Paragould announced Monday that it is buying One Bank & Trust of Little Rock. read more >
by George Waldon -
St. Bernards Medical Center Tops Jonesboro’s Construction Projects List
Construction projects are flourishing in Jonesboro, despite the financial woes plaguing one of its largest commercial ventures. read more >
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Loan Loss Models Vary Bank-by-Bank
Proportionally, no other Arkansas bank committed more to its loan loss reserves during the first quarter than DeWitt Bank & Trust. read more >
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Bank of Fayetteville Sale Registers 1.34x Book
As expected, Bank of Fayetteville will be merged into the $702 million-asset Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stuttgart. read more >
by George Waldon -
First National Bank of Paragould Gains Northwest Arkansas Presence (NWA Real Deals)
First Paragould Bankshares Inc. closed on its acquisition of five former Metropolitan National Bank branches in northwest Arkansas. read more >
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Simmons First Continues To Prune Branches in Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas
Simmons First National Bank of Pine Bluff has sold off three more leftover Pulaski County branches. read more >
When Does Pro-Consumer Competition Become Bad for Banking?
Larry Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville, believes regulators need to quit rubber-stamping branch expansions and develop new evaluation criteria. read more >
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