The purchase of Tyronza Bancshares Inc. by Big Creek Bancshares Inc. represents a nearly $8.5 million transaction. The acquisition of the parent company of Marked Tree’s First Delta Bank is an all-cash deal. read more >
Premier Bank of Arkansas is making its first move outside Crittenden County by jumping into the $2.5 billion-deposit Jonesboro market. read more >
A lease dispute over a 2,876-SF former One Bank & Trust branch in west Little Rock is no more. read more >
The pending acquisition of DBT Financial Corp. presents a nearly $10.3 million transaction backed by a healthy dose of stock and some cash. read more >
The parent company of Wynne’s Cross County Bank currently owns nearly 20.2% of Little Rock’s Central Bank and could up its position to as high as 35%. read more >
With Fidelity National Bank of West Memphis transforming into Fidelity Bank, the ranks of federally chartered banks in Arkansas are whittling down. read more >
The pending sale of Mountain Home’s Integrity First Bank to Stuttgart’s Farmers & Merchants Bank represents a book value multiple of 1.43. read more >
First Security is increasing its presence in Russellville. Arkadelphia’s Southern Bancorp Bank is continuing its branch expansion into southwest Arkansas via Glenwood. read more >
When the $17.4 million sale of Gravett Bancshares Inc. to Springdale’s Legacy BancShares Inc. closed, four groups got big paydays. read more >
Batesville’s First Community Bank is working on a third location in the $2.5 billion-deposit Jonesboro market. read more >
First NaturalState Bank of McGehee is adding a third full-service branch and entering the Dumas market. read more >
Southern Bancorp Bank of Arkadelphia is developing a full-service branch at 1017 U.S. Highway 270E in Mount Ida. read more >
Two Arkansas members of the public company club received recognition from Bank Director magazine for regional achievements. read more >
Anstaff Bank of Green Forest intends to add a 12th full-service branch with a second office in Mountain Home. read more >
Arvest Bank is opening a second office in Ashdown in a former Wells Fargo Bank location at 860 S. Constitution Ave. read more >
Generations Bank of Hampton is relocating its headquarters from Calhoun County to northwest Arkansas. read more >
Chambers Bank of Danville is developing a full-service branch in Van Buren. read more >
In Pike County, De Queen’s First State Bank is increasing its presence with a second branch. read more >
Batesville’s First Community Bank is converting its west Little Rock loan production office into a full-service branch. read more >
The $170 million acquisition of Reliance Bancshares Inc. will produce a well-rounded footprint in the St. Louis metro with the addition of 22 full-service locations for Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff. read more >
