Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announced the signing of a definitive agreement worth $280 million for Liberty Bancshares Inc. of Jonesboro to merge into HOMB. read more >

The sale of Jonesboro's Liberty Bancshares Inc. to Home BancShares Inc. of Conway caps a 31-year run in banking for Wallace Fowler, the chairman, CEO and leading shareholder of Liberty. Here are some highlights. read more >

The northwest Arkansas housing market may be rebounding, but lenders remain a familiar sight among the ownership rolls of residential lots and undeveloped acreage all over Benton County. 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 >

Liberty Bank of Arkansas is targeting another of Jonesboro developer Bruce Burrow’s Little Rock properties after he allegedly defaulted on a loan worth nearly $2 million. read more >

Assets held by banks headquartered in Arkansas grew by 4.75 percent to $61.3 billion during 2012 even as the number of individual charters remained almost stable. read more >

Taco Kidd has opened its doors in northeast Arkansas to provide Mexican fare to the residents of Jonesboro. read more >

A receiver has been appointed to run the Clarion at 925 S. University Ave. while it makes its way through a foreclosure lawsuit. read more >

Liberty Bank of Arkansas has filed a foreclosure lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court in an attempt to recover the property at 925 S. University Ave. in Little Rock that until recently was known as the Hilton Medical Center. read more >

A Wells Fargo corporate jet spent several days at Searcy Municipal Airport earlier this month, and its passengers were guests of the Hampton Inn. Were those visitors looking for a bank to buy? read more >

Arvest Bank of Fayetteville controlled 12 percent of statewide bank deposits as of June 30, stretching out its lead over No. 2 Regions Bank. read more >