'Connect' Name Sets Federal Case in Motion
A legal dispute alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition pits two lenders with markedly different profiles that share similar names. read more >
Tagged: Banking
Branch on Way to Brookland After 3 Years With No Bank
The fast-growing Jonesboro bedroom community of Brookland should see the return of a local bank office by the first quarter of 2021. read more >
Encore Bank Expands Full-Service Branches
Little Rock’s Encore Bank is tidying up details to expand operations in Fayetteville and Jonesboro. read more >
Arvest Adding Seventh Location in Bentonville
Fayetteville’s Arvest Bank intends to add to its Bentonville presence with a new branch. read more >
Home BancShares Vote on Pay Signals Dissatisfaction
Several changes at Conway’s Home BancShares Inc. followed a rumble of dissatisfaction from shareholders at its annual meeting on April 16. read more >
Simmons Bank Sells Banks, Departs Denver Metro
Simmons Bank’s exodus from Colorado will conclude with a $9 million transaction. read more >
Bank OZK Sets New Move-in Date
A new target date has been scheduled for Bank OZK staffers to begin moving into the new corporate headquarters in west Little Rock. read more >
Bank Offers Go Viral In Pandemic
The rollout of temporary deals for business and consumer borrowers alike are all over the board as banks adjust their products to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Arvest Bringing Bear State Bank Branch Back Out of Hibernation
A Conway bank branch that went dark in 2018 is on the drawing board to re-open in the coming weeks. read more >
New Bank Flag on the Horizon for Arkansas
Valued at $3.9 billion when announced in November, the merger will bring the First Horizon name to Arkansas with the addition of IberiaBank’s 16-branch network in the state. read more >
Centennial Bank's Commerce Center at Riverdale On the Rise
The new branch that Conway’s Centennial Bank has under development in Little Rock will be a rarity among its built-from-scratch full-service offices. read more >
Credit Union Consolidation Stirs Little Rock Market
The recent merger of the $2.8 million-asset Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Federal Credit Union with Arkansas Federal Credit Union pared the number of credit unions with a presence in Little Rock to 18. read more >
New Little Rock Branch for Citizens Bank in the Works
Batesville’s Citizens Bank is wading deeper into the Little Rock market with a second full-service branch. The $921 million-asset lender is establishing an office in the former One Bank & Trust lo-cation at 8000 Cantrell Road. read more >
Encore Bank Set to Make Northwest Move
From its Little Rock headquarters to Jonesboro and now Rogers, Encore Bank is in the process of establishing a northwest Arkansas office on the eighth floor of the Hunt Tower at 5100 W. J.B. Hunt Drive. read more >
Farmers Prospers in Texas Market After De Novo
Magnolia’s Farmers Bank & Trust holds more than $147.8 million of the $368 million deposits in Prosper, Texas, a city of nearly 30,000 an hour north of Dallas. read more >
Southern Bancorp Certified as State's First B Corporation
Arkadelphia’s Southern Bancorp Inc. has joined the ranks of Certified B Corporations, an Arkansas first. read more >
Chambers Takes Spa City Count to Baker’s Dozen
The pending entry of Danville’s Chambers Bank in Hot Springs will increase the tally of bank competitors in the $1.7 billion-deposit market to a baker’s dozen. read more >
New First Community Branch on Horizon in Harrison
Batesville’s First Community Bank hopes to open its first full-service location in Harrison before year’s end. read more >
New Generations Bank Coming to Bentonville
Generations Bank of Rogers is adding to its Benton County presence with a planned branch at 600 SW 41st St. in Bentonville. The full-service office represents No. 10 for the $524 million-asset lender. read more >
Jonesboro Draws More Competitors to Lending Field
Forrest City’s Armor Bank and Little Rock’s Encore Bank have entered the Jonesboro market with loan production offices in advance of plans to open full-service locations. read more >
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