Southern Bancorp Using Fintech to Help the Poor
Using behavioral economics, Southern Bancorp is studying how it could help grow the bank’s geographic footprint without opening more brick-and-mortar locations. read more >
Using behavioral economics, Southern Bancorp is studying how it could help grow the bank’s geographic footprint without opening more brick-and-mortar locations. read more >
Davis brings more than 20 years of experience to the role in both the mortgage industry and as an advocate for advancing financial equity in under-resourced communities. read more >
Two efforts in Arkansas, one around fintech and another around EVs, aim to fill desirable niches. read more >
She has served on the board since 2018. read more >
Gary Edwards has worked for 21 years as an accountant serving financial institutions. read more >
The New Markets Tax Credit program allows businesses to make equity investments in severely distressed rural and urban communities. read more >
Whitman replaces Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams, who served the maximum 10 years. read more >
Predicting mortgage dip due to high interest rates, Arkansas bankers say their job is "managing the spread." read more >
Premier Bank is a $213 million asset bank with three branches in Marion, West Memphis and Jonesboro. read more >
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 >
The deal includes $200 million in assets and three branches in northeast Arkansas. read more >
He replaces Karama Neal, who earlier this year was appointed to a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more >
Williams says he wants to ensure that the bank's customers' stories and perspectives are heard by policymakers. read more >
Digital payments company Square Inc. of San Francisco makes an equity investment in Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock. read more >
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc. in Little Rock, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. read more >
Franklin McLarty's MDH Acquisition Corp. finds a crowded field in the SPAC market, which has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. read more >
Minorities and women do not have the same access to capital as their white male counterparts, a systemic issue that can be addressed, a panel of Arkansas bank leaders and a small-business owner says. read more >
The second round of the federally funded Paycheck Protection Program is prioritizing “underserved” businesses — minority-, women- and veteran-owned and rural businesses — by setting aside money for them and through targeted outreach efforts. read more >
Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia says it will acquire DeWitt First Bankshares Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Arkansas County Bank. read more >
Scott Todd has joined First Community Bank in Batesville as vice president of secondary mortgage production and sales manager. read more >
