Reynie Rutledge, president of First Security Bancorp, is loaning the city of Searcy $230,000 to complete airport improvements as officials await grant funding for the project. read more >

A Wells Fargo corporate jet spent several days at Searcy Municipal Airport earlier this month, and its passengers were guests of the Hampton Inn. Were those visitors looking for a bank to buy? read more >

Reynie Rutledge has been involved in the banking industry for almost 40 years. read more >

Looking for a way out of the S&L industry, Michael Hutsell joined First Security Bank in 1989. Now its president, Hutsell has watched First Security grow into one of the largest banks in Arkansas with deposits growing 19.6 percent in 2010-11 and profit of $62.9 million in the first three quarters of this year. read more >