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 >
Farmers and Merchants Bank and the Bank of Fayetteville recently announced that President and CEO Thomas “Gary” Hudson will retire on Dec. 31, after leading the bank for the past 11 years. read more >
Arkansas bankers are wading into the numbers to gauge the health of their loan portfolios after extending an opening round of financial grace to customers. read more >
When the acquisition of Integrity First Bank of Mountain Home is completed in the second quarter, Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stuttgart will grow by almost 50 percent, to $1.5 billion in assets. read more >
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stuttgart on Friday named Bob King its community bank president for The Bank of Fayetteville, which Farmers purchased in November. read more >
Selling the Bank of Fayetteville wasn't urgent, CEO Mary Beth Brooks said Friday morning, but after Farmers & Merchants Bankshares of Stuttgart expressed an interest, the deal made a lot of sense. read more >