White River Bancshares Co. says net income increased to $1.55 million, up 109% from the same quarter last year. read more >

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas Inc. announced their 2021 officers and directors last week. read more >

Regulatory requirements, legal uncertainties blunt lending opportunities to the state's medical marijuana industry. read more >

Protecting customers from overdrafts, a standard service provided by most banks and credit unions, can also be a lucrative revenue stream. read more >

Six months ago, White River Bancshares entered the realm of publicly traded companies with little fanfare. The corporate transition of the parent company of Fayetteville’s Signature Bank of Arkansas coincided with the lender’s most profitable year ever. read more >

Gary Head, 57, is chairman, president and CEO of Signature Bank of Arkansas, which he and fellow investors started in 2005 after raising $44 million in startup capital. read more >

Gary Head, chairman, president and CEO of Fayetteville’s Signature Bank of Arkansas, says he learned of the multimillion-dollar loan scandal involving Dennis Smiley Jr. in a phone call from Smiley himself. read more >

Seven Arkansas lenders remain under the umbrella of the U.S. Treasury’s TARP program in the aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown. The group collectively received more than $126 million through the Capital Purchase Program-Troubled Asset Relief Program. read more >