Susannah Marshall
Arkansas Flexes Regulatory Power With Enforcement Actions Against Financial Giants
The Arkansas Securities Department kicked off 2025 with four major national enforcement actions totaling more than $200 million in settlements. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
Banco Sí Growing In Northwest Arkansas
The first Banco Sí branch opened on South First Street in Rogers in September 2022. The success at that location prompted a second branch on East Emma Avenue on June 24 in Springdale. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Elected Secretary of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (Movers & Shakers)
Susannah Marshall is the Arkansas bank commissioner. read more >
Reading The Future: Banking (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
Susannah Marshall, Arkansas bank commissioner, believes banking consolidation will still be on the scene in the future but not to the same historic extent. read more >
by George Waldon -
State Regulators Order Money Transfer Service Sigue to Cease Activities in Arkansas
The company failed to complete multiple money orders and transmissions, as well as maintain adequate net worth and permissible investments to cover outstanding liabilities, regulators say. read more >
Arkansas Joins $1.5M Settlement Against Crypto Platform
The investigation determined that TradeStation Crypto Inc. engaged in the unregistered offer and sale of securities. read more >
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Takes on Dual Role as Securities Commissioner
Act 475 of 2023 allows a single commissioner for the State Bank and Securities departments. read more >
by George Waldon -
US Lawmakers Talk Fintech, Entrepreneurship & AI at Hearing in Little Rock
U.S. Rep. French Hill of Arkansas joined other members of the House Financial Services Committee and representatives from the banking and financial technology sector in Arkansas on Friday at The […] read more >
by Lara Farrar -
Governor Reappoints Susannah Marshall as State Bank Commissioner
As bank commissioner, she's responsible for the regulation, supervision and examination of Arkansas' 73 state-chartered banks, which have total assets of more than $153 billion. read more >
3 Tornado-Hit Bank Branches Remain Closed
West Little Rock branches operated by Pine Bluff’s Simmons Bank and Batesville’s Citizens Bank were put out of action by a March 31 twister, along with an Eagle Bank & Trust office at 2310 E. Kiehl Ave. in Sherwood. read more >
by George Waldon -
Arvest Disputes Criticism of Its Overdraft Fee Profits
A recent analysis of overdraft fees by one of the country’s oldest think tanks included Arvest Bank of Fayetteville on a list of banks that “are no more than check cashers with a charter.” read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
From a Distance, Commissioner Susannah Marshall Holds State Banks in Check
Susannah Marshall, who grew up in Newport, was appointed bank commissioner on Oct. 1 after 25 years with the State Bank Department. read more >
Virus Relief Leaves Arkansas Banks Awash in Deposits
COVID-19 has taken a toll on bank profitability, but the combination of federal relief money and pandemic-induced financial caution created a temporary glut of deposits. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Susannah Marshall Named State Bank Commissioner
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Susannah Marshall as the next Arkansas State Bank Department commissioner. read more >
Loan Loss Models Vary Bank-by-Bank
Proportionally, no other Arkansas bank committed more to its loan loss reserves during the first quarter than DeWitt Bank & Trust. read more >
by George Waldon -
NW Arkansas Real Estate Rebounds, But Benton County OREO Stacks Up
The northwest Arkansas housing market may be rebounding, but lenders remain a familiar sight among the ownership rolls of residential lots and undeveloped acreage all over Benton County. read more >
by George Waldon -
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