It took more than a decade for Southern Bancorp Bank to double its tally of total assets from $1 billion to $2 billion. The top executive of the bank’s parent company expects the journey to $4 billion will be much shorter. read more >
Affiliates of Forge Partners of Rancho Santa Fe, California, bought the 456-unit Chenal Lakes Apartments in west Little Rock and the 256-unit Brightwaters Apartments in the Riverdale area of Little Rock. read more >
Branching activity in west Little Rock is transforming a one-mile stretch of Chenal Parkway into a banker’s boulevard. read more >
Rob Woods has joined Citizens Bank of Batesville as city president for Bentonville and Rogers, where he will be based. read more >
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, and its subsidiary, BXS Insurance Inc., plan to build a four-story, 40,000-SF headquarters for its regional banking and insurance operations. read more >
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, is acquiring Cadence Bank N.A. of Houston in an all-stock deal that will create a regional bank, branded as Cadence Bank, with more than $40 billion assets. read more >
Affiliates of Advanced Precision Group of Jackson, New Jersey, purchased a mixture of triplexes, duplexes and a single unit in the Village at the Gateway read more >
The landscape of recent million-dollar real estate transactions is dotted with apartments, flex buildings, convenience stores, bank branch locations, car washes and more. read more >
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 >
Marcus Shane Sweetin of Little Rock was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison for making false statements on loan applications, costing AgHeritage Farm Credit, BancorpSouth Bank and Regions Bank more than $3.3 million. read more >
Marcus Shane Sweetin of Little Rock pleaded guilty Thursday to making false statements on loan applications, costing AgHeritage Farm Credit, BancorpSouth Bank and Regions Bank more than $3.3 million. read more >
Ben Brantmeier has joined BancorpSouth Bank as a vice president and commercial lender in Rogers. read more >
Jeff Cude of Fayetteville has been promoted to president of the northwest Arkansas market for BancorpSouth Bank and Robin Simpson has been promoted to community bank president in Rogers. read more >
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, has filed a foreclosure suit against a Bentonville man and his nearly $900,000 home. read more >
Sixteen months after filing for Chapter 11, RWL Investments LLC of Little Rock is about to conclude its trip to bankruptcy court. read more >
Diamond Bank of Murfreesboro is expanding its southwest Arkansas footprint by opening an Ashdown branch. read more >
Most recently, Cottrell served as a senior vice president and manager of Arvest Wealth Management for the bank’s Little Rock and Fort Smith markets. read more >
Farmers Bank & Trust of Blytheville is deepening its market penetration in Mississippi County with a Wilson location. The branch affords an opportunity that belies the size of the community (population 900). read more >
