Tagged: Lex Golden

Regulators Question Valuations of Acme Holdings' ESOP

Regulators Question Valuations of Acme Holdings' ESOP

Banking & FinanceLegalCover Story

The Acme Holding Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan once was considered a source of pride for Allied Bank. The chairman and CEO of Acme Holding gushed about the ESOP’s value for retirement-minded Allied staffers. read more >

Debt Discharged for Lex and Ellen Golden

Debt Discharged for Lex and Ellen Golden

WhispersBanking & FinanceLegal

While Lex and Ellen Golden were discharged from bankruptcy last week, their Chapter 7 liquidation remains active with a pending auction of household furnishings and other assets. read more >

Boss Hogg 2.0 (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

Boss Hogg 2.0 (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

OpinionBanking & FinanceLegalEditor's Note

Even after Allied Bank was shut down by the Arkansas State Bank Department in 2016, I wasn’t expecting a 40-page report from the Office of Inspector General. But Allied was special. read more >

Goldens' Meltdown Was Years In Making

Goldens' Meltdown Was Years In Making

Banking & FinanceLegalCover Story

Instead of saving Allied Bank from the ruinous meltdown of a radio-active loan portfolio he built, Little Rock banker Lex Golden rode the same downward spiral to insolvency. read more >

Hergets Give Heights Icon New Chance

Hergets Give Heights Icon New Chance

Restaurants & Food

The venerable Terry’s Finer Foods in the Heights lives now as the Heights Corner Market, a rebirth greeted with relief by all who relied on Terry’s for great meat, seafood, desserts and its selection of hard-to-find groceries. read more >

Golden Bankruptcy Reveals Allcorp Deal

Golden Bankruptcy Reveals Allcorp Deal

Banking & FinanceLegal

A possible bank stock sale and details of a legal settlement are part of the bankruptcy narrative in the 66-page Chapter 7 filed by Lex and Ellen Golden of Little Rock. read more >