Steve Stafford

Organic growth, new branches and acquisitions are pushing Signature Bank, First Arkansas Bank & Trust and Anstaff Bank beyond $1 billion in assets. read more >

Smaller banks in Arkansas are often faced with the choice of growing or finding a buyer. read more >

Arkansas Children's Northwest received two more grants to support construction. read more >

Once two recent proposals are approved, the number of Arkansas financial institutions regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will fall to 18. The roster of banks regulated by the Arkansas State Bank Department will climb to 86. read more >

First National Bancorp Inc. of Green Forest, the holding company for Anstaff Bank, has reached an agreement to expand its north Arkansas footprint eastward by acquiring $109 million-asset Twin Lakes Community Bank at Flippin. read more >

The Dodd-Frank Act celebrated its fifth anniversary last week, but it’s probably safe to assume many community bankers in Arkansas didn’t feel like partying. read more >

Stafford, 65, is the CEO and chairman of Anstaff Bank, formerly known as First National Bank of Green Forest. Stafford was at the Cleveland Clinic for his annual checkup on his aorta, which was surgically repaired 13 years ago with a bovine valve and artificial tube after he was diagnosed with an aneurysm. read more >

The former First National Bank of Green Forest changes its name as part of an expansion mode, moving outside of its historic base of operations with a nongeographic label in its name. Anstaff has nine branches in Carroll, Boone, Madison and Newton counties. read more >

Another Arkansas bank has changed its name in order to position itself for growth outside its traditional geographic area: First National Bank of Green Forest is becoming Anstaff Bank. read more >