Home BancShares Inc. of Conway says its previously announced merger with Stonegate Bank of Pompano Beach, Florida, received approval from the Federal Reserve Board and the Arkansas State Bank Board. read more >

Bank Street Partners has named Centennial Bank the top overall bank in Arkansas, parent company Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announced Wednesday. read more >

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway on Thursday report its 25th consecutive quarter of record profit, $50.1 million, up 15 percent from the same quarter year. read more >

Home BancShares Inc. Chairman Johnny Allison received a $3.6 million compensation package in fiscal 2016, up from $2.8 million in the previous year, according to the company's proxy statement. read more >

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway on Thursday announced record first-quarter net income of $41.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, a 33 percent increase compared to the same period in 2015. read more >

An increase in stock awards helped boost total compensation for a pair of executives at Home BancShares Inc. of Conway, according to the firm's annual proxy statement filed March 4. read more >

Centennial Bank has named Greg Sanson its division president for Centennial's Conway, north central Arkansas and Alabama divisions, according to Tracy French, the bank's CEO. read more >

Tracy M. French has been promoted to president, CEO and director of Centennial Bank, replacing C. Randall "Randy" Sims, who will retain his title as CEO of Home BancShares. "I welcome this opportunity to step back from the bank level and focus my energy on holding company issues," Sims says in a news release. read more >

The 2013 compensation packages among the five top executives at Home BancShares Inc. of Conway didn't grow except for one: Tracy French, regional president of Centennial Bank, was awarded an 18 percent increase. read more >