3 Promoted at Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation (Movers & Shakers)
Tyler Oxner (pictured), John McMinn and Jake Cartwright move up at AFBF of Little Rock. read more >
Tyler Oxner (pictured), John McMinn and Jake Cartwright move up at AFBF of Little Rock. read more >
He brings nine years of experience as an agricultural lender to the job. read more >
First National Bank of North Arkansas intends to convert to a state bank charter and change its name to Bank of 1889. read more >
A near 10% increase in assets helped push Arvest to the top of Arkansas Business’ annual list of the state’s biggest banks, but more changes are in store as the runners-up prepare to close significant acquisitions. read more >
Chris Wolcott has been hired as vice president of commercial banking in the Hot Springs market of Armor Bank of Forrest City. read more >
Forrest City’s Armor Bank is expanding its four-county footprint of full-service branches to five in Arkansas. read more >
Sue Colinger has been hired as market president and Kayla Jones has been hired as personal banking specialist by Armor Bank in Marianna. read more >
LaQuita Neal has been promoted to vice president of operations at Barry M. Corkern & Co. of Little Rock, where she has been employed since 2004, most recently as portfolio management assistant. read more >
The expansion of Forrest City’s Armor Bank into neighboring Lee County will be the product of a transaction totaling more than $3.5 million. read more >
Armor Bank has entered the Hot Springs market by hiring David Trice as market president there. read more >
Armor Bank of Forrest City announced Tuesday that it will acquire a branch in Marianna from Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart. read more >
Smaller banks in Arkansas are often faced with the choice of growing or finding a buyer. read more >
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 >
Since 2009, continued attrition that extended to Arkansas banks of all sizes further reduced the headcount of the smallest of the small. read more >
Brock Fletcher has been hired by Armor Bank of Forrest City as president of its new Jonesboro market, and Bryan Wagner has been hired as senior vice president of commercial lending and business development. read more >
Alyssa Arthur and Weston Woodruff have joined the Capital Markets Group as analysts at Crews & Associates in Little Rock. read more >
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 >
Armor Bank said Thursday that it has bought the naming rights of the office building at 2300 Cottondale Lane, formerly known as the WindRiver Building. read more >
Big Creek Bancshares Inc., parent company of Armor Bank of Forrest City, says that it will purchase Tyronza Bancshares Inc., parent company of First Delta Bank of Marked Tree. read more >
Forrest City’s Armor Bank is looking to increase its Little Rock presence by setting up shop in a former Metropolitan National Bank branch. read more >
