Simmons First National Corp
George Makris Jr. Named to St. Louis Fed Advisory Council
Members confer at least four times per year with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., on economic and banking developments, and make recommendations on Federal Reserve System activities. read more >
Simmons Completes Acquisitions of 2 Memphis-Area Banks
The deal makes Simmons the eighth-largest bank in Tennessee based on deposit market share. read more >
Simmons First Q1 Profit Beats Expectations
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff reports first-quarter profit of $67.4 million, down 13% from the same quarter. But earnings per share and revenue results beat analysts' expectations. read more >
Simmons Bank Trimming Branches
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff will close three branches in central Arkansas. read more >
Simmons Posts Record Profit for 2018: $215.7M
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, bulked up by two acquisitions in late 2017, announced Tuesday record net income of $215.7 million for 2018, more than twice its profit in 2017. read more >
Simmons First to Buy St. Louis Area Bank for $172M
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, the holding company for Simmons Bank, announces a deal to buy Reliance Bancshares Inc. in the St. Louis suburb of Des Peres, Missouri, for $172 million. read more >
Simmons Announces Completion of SNB Bank Merger
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced Tuesday that Bank SNB, its subsidiary bank headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, has merged with and into Simmons’ lead subsidiary bank, Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff. read more >
Simmons Announces Completion of First South Bank Merger
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced Tuesday that it has completed the merger of First South Bank of Jackson, Tennessee, with its subsidiary, Simmons Bank. read more >
Simmons Bank Buys Acxiom Building in Downtown Little Rock
Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff bought the 12-story Acxiom Building in downtown Little Rock, and Acxiom Corp. will move its headquarters back to Conway, where it was founded, the two companies announced Friday. read more >
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Simmons Reports 4Q Net Income of $27M
Simmons First National Corp. earned $27 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, a year-over-year increase of 13.4 percent, pushing its net income for the year to $96.8 million, an increase of more than 30 percent. read more >
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Metropolitan Bank Posts 4th Consecutive Quarterly Profit
Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock, which is set to be acquired by Simmons First National Bank of Pine Bluff in December, announces a third-quarter profit of $1.59 million. read more >
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Simmons 3Q Net Income Up 2.5 Percent Despite Expenses
The publicly traded Pine Bluff bank holding company noted that it had $439,000 in after-tax expenses related to merger costs and branch closings, which weighed on the bottom line. read more >
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