First Western Bank

Alan Schumacher has staked his retirement and real estate on saving his Pea Ridge urgent care clinic from financial collapse. read more >

Here are the five stories that resonated most with Arkansas Business readers this week. read more >

Pea Ridge Urgent Care in Benton County faces foreclosure after its lender alleged default on $4 million in loans. read more >

Cassie Swafford was promoted to HR administrator at First Service Bank, while various professionals in banking, healthcare, education, and other sectors have taken on new roles across Arkansas. read more >

Several professionals and organizations across banking, law, healthcare, and technology have recently been recognized for their contributions in Arkansas. read more >

The addition of Academy will expand the competitive field of banks in Rogers to 24, of which six hold at least a 5% share of deposits in the market. read more >

Signature Bank of Arkansas will take over the former Bank of Rogers building, which first opened in 1906, to open a bilingual-staffed banking office. read more >

Simmons Bank’s exodus from Colorado will conclude with a $9 million transaction. read more >

The Springdale location at 7322 W. Sunset Ave., Suite D, will expand First Western’s branch network to 11. read more >

Brandon Woodrome, the 29-year-old Fort Smith construction company owner, will be sentenced April 18 for one count each of bank fraud and wire fraud. read more >

In 2013, the year he turned 26, Brandon Woodrome's Fort Smith construction company generated $10.2 million in revenue, and Woodrome had a number of projects in the pipeline. But things weren’t what they seemed. read more >

Of all the Arkansas banks ensnared in the alleged serial loan fraud by Dennis Smiley Jr., First Western Bank of Booneville could be in the best position to recover money from him. read more >

H. Dennis Smiley Jr., the former CEO of Arvest Bank's operations in Benton County, is the subject of a federal criminal investigation for loan fraud. read more >

A bank-by-bank look at some of the Other Real Estate Owned properties in Benton County, which includes residential lots and undeveloped acreage. read more >