Piggott State Bank

Blytheville’s Farmers Bank & Trust is on its way to becoming the 19th-largest bank in Arkansas after absorbing three Missouri banks. read more >

The pending merger of two northeast Arkansas lenders will create the state’s 35th-largest bank, with total assets of $539 million. read more >

Farmers Bank & Trust of Blytheville and Piggott State Bank of Piggott, both controlled by the Lawrence family, plan to form one $542.3 million-asset lender. read more >

Todd Smith of Commercial Bank & Trust in Monticello looks at banks’ return on equity as just one gauge of how well an institution is doing. read more >

A Kansas bank failure reminds me of episodes closer to home. read more >

How banks are investing in employees to improve retention amidst the pandemic's high turnover. read more >

Bank consolidation nationally is continuing on a similar pace to recent years, but it has been a slower year in Arkansas, especially for the smallest banks. read more >

Two Arkansas banks have added to their inventory of brick-and-mortar locations during the first quarter and two more have new branches in the works. read more >

Call it a loose end in the estate of Gaylon Lawrence Sr. Ownership of the $83.8 million-asset Piggott State Bank in Clay County is passing to his son, Gaylon Lawrence Jr. of Memphis. read more >