First Community Bank Adds, Promotes New VPs (Movers & Shakers)
Paul Hindman and Jake McKibben move up the ranks in NEA. read more >
Bearce to Lead Jonesboro Market For Farmers & Merchants (Movers & Shakers)
Bearce will oversee all retail and lending operations for the Jonesboro market. read more >
3 Move Up At Arkansas Federal Credit Union (Movers & Shakers)
Dustin Cole, Alan Harrison and Brandon Webb are now senior vice presidents. read more >
Latham, Linn Named VPs at First Service Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Joyce Latham has been hired as vice president of strategic operations at First Service Bank in Greenbrier. Kimberley Linn has been promoted to vice president of human resources. read more >
Minner Added to Alcoa Credit Union (Movers & Shakers)
Rachel Minner has been hired as vice president of compliance and operations at Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union in Benton. read more >
Farmer Ordered to Pay Fees in Stone Bank Case
A Boone County farmer and his lawyers failed to comply with a discovery order in his federal lawsuit against Stone Bank and therefore must pay the bank’s attorneys fees incurred as a result of their failure. read more >
Brown Promoted at Greenwood Gearhart (Movers & Shakers)
Greenwood Gearhart Inc. of Fayetteville, a wealth management and investment firm, has named Lisa A. Brown to president and partner, overseeing operations, service offerings and client experience initiatives. read more >
Pfleger Advances at Encore (Movers & Shakers)
Nikki Pfleger has been promoted to executive vice president, director of business banking solutions at Encore Bank of Little Rock. read more >
Stone Bank Seeks Sanctions on Lawyers
Stone Bank has asked a federal judge to sanction a farmer and his attorneys for “pursuing frivolous and baseless allegations and claims.” read more >
Woods Moves to Citizens Bank in Northwest Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)
Rob Woods has joined Citizens Bank of Batesville as city president for Bentonville and Rogers, where he will be based. read more >
Hum Advances at Stone Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Patrick Hum has been promoted to financial planner and analyst in the Little Rock office of Stone Bank of Mountain View. read more >
Stone Bank Sued Over Farm Loans
A Boone County farmer has sued Stone Bank of Mountain View, its president, its former president and a former loan officer in a wide-ranging complaint that includes allegations of fraud in its government-backed farm loan program and pressure to pay kickbacks to the loan officer. read more >
Poultry Beckons Asians Again
It took a few years to convince Vietnamese-born Brian Le to move to Arkansas and raise chickens. read more >
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Mitchell Gets Early Start as Citizens CEO (Movers & Shakers)
Adam Mitchell’s promotion to chief executive officer of Citizens Bank in Batesville was effective April 1, three months earlier than originally announced. read more >
Mirski Makes Manufactured Investment in Springdale
A real estate investment company that specializes in mobile home parks has made another commitment in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Stone Bank CEO Appointed to National Committee
Marnie Oldner of Stone Bank of Mountain View joins the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking. read more >
Stone Bank, Ozark Highlands Radio Plan Virtual Salute to Veterans
Stone Bank, which gained remote media experience with a virtual music event in May, “Cabin Fever 2020,” is extending the idea with a virtual Veterans Day tribute to Arkansans who served in the military, particularly in World War II. read more >
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With Folk Festival Out, Stone Bank Plans Virtual Concert From Mountain View
How do you satisfy your mandolin mania and dulcimer devotion when COVID-19 has canceled the Arkansas Folk Festival for 2020? If you’re Stone Bank, you turn your cabin fever into an homage to “the music that has been synonymous” with the town. read more >
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The Contenders: It’s Grow or Else, Smaller Banks Say
Smaller banks in Arkansas are often faced with the choice of growing or finding a buyer. read more >
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Marnie Oldner Named to Fed’s CDIAC
Marnie Oldner, CEO of Stone Bank of Mountain View, was named last week to the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. read more >
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