Premier Bank

Branches in Jonesboro, West Memphis and Marion now operate as Southern Bancorp locations. read more >

Premier Bank is a $213 million asset bank with three branches in Marion, West Memphis and Jonesboro. read more >

The addition of the $227.4 million-asset bank, which operates full-service offices in Craighead and Crittenden counties, will enlarge Southern Bancorp’s footprint to 16 Arkansas counties. read more >

It took more than a decade for Southern Bancorp Bank to double its tally of total assets from $1 billion to $2 billion. The top executive of the bank’s parent company expects the journey to $4 billion will be much shorter. read more >

The deal includes $200 million in assets and three branches in northeast Arkansas. read more >

A group led by T.J. Lefler bought the U.S. Bank building in downtown North Little Rock from U.S. Bank of Cincinnati. read more >

A 61-year-old Crittenden County woman was recently indicted by a grand jury on a charge of embezzling money from Premier Bank of Arkansas. read more >

Two more state banks are in the process of establishing new addresses for their headquarters. read more >

Premier Bank of Arkansas is making its first move outside Crittenden County by jumping into the $2.5 billion-deposit Jonesboro market. read more >

The Capital Bank in Little Rock says that the state Bank Department has approved its name change to Encore Bank. read more >