First Service Bank of Greenbrier
Plafcan Selected as Simmons SVP (Movers & Shakers)
Cole Plafcan has been hired as senior vice president, director of agricultural lending, at Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff. read more >
HCJ Adds Freyaldenhoven (Movers & Shakers)
Spencer Freyaldenhoven has been hired as a manager in the tax department of HCJ CPAs & Advisors in Little Rock. read more >
First Service Bank Adds Bartlett (Movers & Shakers)
Nate Bartlett has joined First Service Bank of Greenbrier as commercial lending and business development officer for the Conway market. read more >
Smithson Joins Arvest Leadership Team in Little Rock (Movers & Shakers)
Diana Smithson has been hired as senior vice president and senior private banker at Arvest Bank in Little Rock. read more >
Anderson, Irby Join Farmers Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Elizabeth Burns Anderson and Jordan Irby have been hired by Farmers Bank & Trust in Bryant. read more >
First Service Bank Raises $20M Capital
First Service Bancshares Inc. of Greenbrier raises $20 million as debt from 19 investors. read more >
Wilmington Apartments Hosts $8M Transaction (Real Deals)
An affiliate of RREAF Holdings of Dallas bought the 120-unit apartment complex at 617 Donovan Briley Blvd. in North Little Rock. read more >
by George Waldon -
CORRECTION: Conway Kimberly-Clark Warehouse Sold for $10.5M
A previous version of this story was erroneously published with a photo of another Kimberly-Clark property. The picture has been replaced with the correct image. read more >
Banned Ex-Banker Hid Cash From Creditors, Bank Alleges
A former Arkansas banker who received a lifetime ban from the banking industry has been accused of hiding income to avoid paying creditors. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Alan Price Set at Citizens Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Alan Price has joined Citizens Bank of Batesville as a commercial loan officer. read more >
Deanna Brock Steps Up at First Service Bank of Greenbrier (Movers & Shakers)
Deanna Brock has been promoted to Conway vice president and commercial loan officer by First Service Bank of Greenbrier. read more >
Lori Case Melton Advances to Market President for First Service Bank
A 30-year veteran of the banking industry has been named president of the Conway market and commercial loan officer by First Service Bank of Greenbrier, a bank with $250 million in assets. read more >
Six Arkansas Banks Expand Their State Network
Six lenders made moves to grow their Arkansas branch network during the first half of 2015. Little Rock’s Bank of the Ozarks and Citizens Bank of Batesville were the most active with three new projects each. read more >
by George Waldon -
Indictments of Former Attorney David Henry Stacking Up
Since former attorney David P. Henry Sr. was accused of draining the trust fund of a prominent architect's family, he's also been indicted on counts of tax evasion, mail fraud and now, transporting funds into federally insured financial institutions. read more >
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