Pinnacle Bank

First Community Bank is expanding in Harrison with a second full-service branch, while Bank OZK is growing its presence in Tennessee and Florida with multiple new locations. read more >

Meanwhile, Simmons Bank is opening new branches in Tennessee and Texas. read more >

A Searcy doctor with millions of dollars of debt and a troubled history with state regulators now confronts his latest nightmare: A lender has accused Dr. Benjamin Carlyle of submitting false financial statements to obtain loans. read more >

Two Little Rock lenders continue to battle through losses in search of a return to sustained profitability: Heartland Bank and One Bank & Trust. read more >

There are a lot of moving parts to the acquisition equation in the pending merger of Pinnacle Bank of Rogers and Central Bank of Little Rock. read more >

In 2009, Central Bank of Little Rock intended to merge with Pinnacle Bank of Rogers under the Pinnacle Bancshares banner. At the time, Pinnacle Bank’s asset total stood at $126 million. read more >

Central Bank had $115.3 million in assets and $17.65 million in equity capital as of June 30. Pinnacle Bank had $89.5 million in assets and $10.4 million in equity capital at midyear. read more >

Two Arkansas banks generated Texas Ratios above 100 at year-end 2014. Twelve months later, the number grew to three, with Heartland Bank of Bryant (112.28) joining Pinnacle Bank of Rogers (139.3) and Allied Bank of Mulberry (183). read more >

Ongoing balance sheet issues at Pinnacle Bank of Rogers led to the demise of a proposed $2.75 million acquisition in East Arkansas. Cross County Bancshares Inc. of Wynne withdrew its application to purchase Forrest City Financial Corp. on Oct. 3. 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 >