Marnie Oldner
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Announces Awards (Movers & Shakers)
Nirvana Manning, Lenore Trammell, Cathy Tuggle, Shamin Okolloh & Marnie Oldner were all honored by WFA. read more >
Nick Roach Named President & CEO of Stone Bank
He succeeds Marnie Oldner as CEO. She retired in December after more than 11 years with the lender. read more >
Scenic Hill Solar Lands $100M Project for UA System
Scenic Hill Solar of Little Rock will create the state’s largest commercial solar project for the University of Arkansas System. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Stone Bank Draws $88M-$90M Deal
Where the final price lands depends on the adjustments at closing. read more >
by George Waldon -
Stone Bank Overcomes Rocky Start
The pending sale of Stone Bancshares Inc. and its $650 million-asset Stone Bank of Mountain View provides the latest twist in the story of the 67-year-old franchise. read more >
by George Waldon -
Missouri Family to Buy Stone Bank of Mountain View
A family of Missouri bankers has agreed to buy Stone Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Stone Bank of Mountain View. read more >
Stone Bank Sued Over Farm Loans
A Boone County farmer has sued Stone Bank of Mountain View, its president, its former president and a former loan officer in a wide-ranging complaint that includes allegations of fraud in its government-backed farm loan program and pressure to pay kickbacks to the loan officer. read more >
Mitchell Gets Early Start as Citizens CEO (Movers & Shakers)
Adam Mitchell’s promotion to chief executive officer of Citizens Bank in Batesville was effective April 1, three months earlier than originally announced. read more >
Stone Bank CEO Appointed to National Committee
Marnie Oldner of Stone Bank of Mountain View joins the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking. read more >
St. Louis Fed Appoints 2 to Advisory Council
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed two new members to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. read more >
The Contenders: It’s Grow or Else, Smaller Banks Say
Smaller banks in Arkansas are often faced with the choice of growing or finding a buyer. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Marnie Oldner Named to Fed’s CDIAC
Marnie Oldner, CEO of Stone Bank of Mountain View, was named last week to the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. read more >
Stone Bancshares Buys Parent Company of DeWitt Bank & Trust
Stone Bancshares Inc. is buying DBT Financial Corp., parent company of the $94 million-asset DeWitt Bank & Trust. Financial terms weren't announced. read more >
by George Waldon -
Branch Banks’ Death Rumors Are Exaggerated
In Arkansas, the number of new bank offices appears to have popped up in the past 12 months after a decade in which the count declined by more than 10 percent. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Lawsuit Against Stone Bank Changes Venue
If at first you don’t succeed in federal court, take your case to state court. That’s what the former chairman and one-time largest shareholder of Mountain View’s Stone Bank has done in Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
by George Waldon -
U.S. Judge Dismisses Stone Bank Fraud Case
A fraud conspiracy complaint filed in federal court by the former chairman and one-time largest shareholder of Stone Bank has been dismissed. read more >
by George Waldon -
Marketers Don Hale, Kirby Williams Work Bankers’ Hours
Last month, word got around that Don Hale and Kirby Williams were stepping back from their firms to become marketing chiefs at banks — Hale at Citizens Bank of Batesville and Williams at Stone Bank of Mountain View, working out of Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
No Changes Expected in First State Bank Change of Control Approval
The Arkansas State Bank Department has given preliminary approval to an application for a change of control at First State Bank of Russellville. read more >
Despite Individual Victories, Progress Slow For Women in Arkansas Banking
For women in Arkansas’ banking industry, every encouraging development seems to be matched by discouraging reality. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Stone Bank Adds Steve Ragland to Little Rock Office (Movers & Shakers)
Steve Ragland has joined Stone Bank, the Mountain View bank formerly called Ozark Heritage Bank, as chief financial officer. He lives in Little Rock, where Stone Bank maintains loan production and management offices. read more >
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