Home BancShares Inc.
Proxy Filing Sheds Light on New Home BancShares Board Member John Allison II
Little was publicly known about the younger Allison when the company announced his board appointment last month. read more >
Home BancShares’ Capital Discipline Opens the Door to Expansion
After three years with no new acquisitions, Home BancShares is making waves with its $150 million purchase of a Tennessee holding company. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
Home BancShares Adds Another Allison to Its Board
Regulatory filings show the new board member owns roughly $18 million in company stock, plus additional shares through his family. read more >
Home BancShares Reports Rising Q4 Income on Loan Growth, Lower Interest Expense
For the full year of 2025, the Conway lender posted record net income of $475.4 million, up 18.2% from 2024. read more >
Home BancShares Expands to Tennessee With $150M Acquisition
The deal boosts the Conway-based lender's assets to $25 billion and makes it one of the 75 largest U.S. banks by deposit share. read more >
by Griffin Coop -
Home BancShares Posts Record Quarterly Profit as Interest Expense Drops 17%
The holding company for Centennial Bank also grew loans in the third quarter to a record $15.29 billion and repurchased 350,000 shares. read more >
Walmart CEO Tops List of Highest-Paid Executives
Walmart leads Arkansas’ public company rankings in revenue, profit, and executive pay, with CEO Doug McMillon earning $27.4M. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Home BancShares Boasts Record Q1 Earnings, Beats Wall Street Expectations
The holding company for Centennial Bank saw a record high for earnings per share as well as total loans receivable. read more >
Vilonia Businessman’s $400K Legal Battle Unfolds Amid Fraud Allegations
Ryan Saddler sues his former attorney Shane Henry, alleging fraud, malpractice, and unethical conduct over a $400,000 consent judgment and mismanagement of company finances. read more >
by George Waldon -
Home BancShares’ Q2 Income Slides on Special Assessment, Credit Concerns
Net income was $101.5 million, down 3.6% from a year ago. Still, the results topped Wall Street expectations. read more >
What’s Missing? (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
What’s missing from a news story can be hard to spot but exceedingly telling. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Commercial Real Estate Resilience: Lenders Foresee Falling Rates
Bankers argue against the “commercial real estate doom loop” scenario that some experts have predicted. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Execs’ Personal Use of Company Planes on the Rise
John Tyson’s use of Tyson Foods Inc.’s corporate jet for personal travel cost the Springdale protein producer $1.4 million in its fiscal year that end read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Ex-Happy State Bank Staffers Fire Back at Centennial’s Claims
Their March 3 complaint in Lubbock federal court alludes to damning forensic information that Centennial says documents their alleged theft of confidential material as they left Happy to join a competitor. read more >
by George Waldon -
Despite Challenges, Home BancShares Still Happy with Foray Into Texas
In September 2021, Home BancShares announced they were acquiring Happy Bancshares of Texas in a $919 million deal. A year and a half later, they have no regrets. read more >
by George Waldon -
What’s Next With Inflation (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Nearly eight months into an expensive 2022, here’s where we stand on inflation and what some observers and policymakers think is coming next. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Jonesboro Business Leader Wallace Fowler Dies at 87
Wallace Fowler, the Jonesboro businessman who built and sold multiple banks and led robust KFC and Taco Bell franchises, died Wednesday. He was 87. read more >
Arvest No. 1 Bank by Assets, But List is Shuffling
A near 10% increase in assets helped push Arvest to the top of Arkansas Business’ annual list of the state’s biggest banks, but more changes are in store as the runners-up prepare to close significant acquisitions. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Arkansas Eyes Upon Texas Lending
The Lone Star State beckons with bountiful markets, bank opportunities galore. read more >
by George Waldon -
Arkansas Dealmaking Down 17% in ’21
The number of the biggest deals in Arkansas worth $10 million or more rose to 95, an increase of 12% compared with the 85 big deals in 2020. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
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