Mark Funke

Simmons First National Corp. Chairman and CEO George Makris Jr. saw his total compensation double in 2018, to $4.6 million from $2.3 million in 2017, according to the company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission this week. read more >

Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced Tuesday that Bank SNB, its subsidiary bank headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has merged with and into Simmons’ lead subsidiary bank, Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff. read more >

Compensation increased for two of the most highly paid executives at Pine Bluff's Simmons First National Corp. read more >

Here's a look at some highlights along the path traveled by Simmons First National Corp. to bring two of its biggest deals home and grow the bank holding company into a $14 billion-asset concern. read more >