Mark McFatridge

The proposed $391 million cash purchase of Little Rock’s Bear State Financial Inc. represents a historic acquisition for Arvest Bank of Fayetteville. read more >

Bear State Bank declined to comment when asked about some 45 employees that may have been laid off. read more >

The annual filing also disclosed that Bear State Financial Holdings LLC of Little Rock remained the largest shareholder with a 40.28 percent stake worth more than $141 million. read more >

Mark McFatridge has resigned as CEO of Bear State Financial, and the board of directors of the publicly traded bank holding company announced Wednesday that Matt Machen will be his replacement. read more >

Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock reports third-quarter earnings of $4.7 million, up 47 percent from the same time last year. read more >

Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock reports second-quarter net income of $4.5 million, up 80 percent from the same quarter last year. read more >

Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock, the holding company for Bear State Bank, announced Wednesday that it had promoted James M. Machen and Sherri Billings within the bank. read more >

Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock, the parent company of Bear State Bank, earned $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2016, up from $2.3 million the first quarter of 2015. read more >

Bear State Bank of Little Rock, which now has a national bank charter despite its name, intends to convert to a state charter. read more >

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When Bear State Financial made its first out-of-state acquisition of Metropolitan National Bank of Springfield, Missouri, it didn't find just a merger partner in Mark McFatridge, president and CEO of Metropolitan. It found a new leader for its management team. read more >

Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock announced that Mark McFatridge had been appointed CEO and director of both Bear State Financial and Bear State Bank effective immediately. McFatridge is the former CEO of Metropolitan National Bank of Springfield, Missouri, which Bear State acquired. read more >