Simmons Bank in Negotiations for Naming Rights to Field at War Memorial Stadium
It's the second stadium sponsorship deal the growing bank has announced this month. read more >
It's the second stadium sponsorship deal the growing bank has announced this month. read more >
Thirteen years ago, word began leaking out that one of the most dynamic commercial development partnerships in fast-growing northwest Arkansas was breaking up. read more >
Verizon Arena in North Little Rock officially became Simmons Bank Arena on Oct. 3, marking the latest effort by the Pine Bluff bank to build brand visibility in central Arkansas. 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 >
Simmons First National Corp. has denied any wrongdoing in its handling of the bank account of Darren McFadden, the former Arkansas Razorback and NFL player. McFadden has blamed the Pine Bluff bank for failing to warn him about more than $10 million in cash withdrawals and transfers by his financial adviser. read more >
Greystone Country Club in Cabot has been brought back from the brink by two residents of the golf course community, but a few dozen more members are needed to restore its financial health. read more >
First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville struck a $1.5 million deal to buy a Conway branch from Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff. read more >
After crashing on takeoff, Fayetteville's Legacy Building is finally approaching full developmental realization under its fourth ownership group. read more >
The Chapter 11 filing by Little Rock’s Allcorp Inc. in July marks the third Arkansas bank holding company to enter bankruptcy court in four years. read more >
Chick-fil-A Inc. of Atlanta purchased the 2.34-acre site at the southwest corner of Bass Pro Drive and Interstate 30 Frontage Road from Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC of Springfield, Missouri. read more >
Did creditors representing $9.5 million worth of debt convince U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ben Barry that Acme Holding Co. is a lost cause? A ruling in their favor could result in the second auction of an Arkansas bank in three years. read more >
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff reports third-quarter earnings of $8.8 million, or 52 cents per share, up 27 percent from $6.9 million, or 43 cents per share, during the same quarter last year. Simmons also reported “core earnings” of $10.7 million, up 45 percent from the same quarter last year. read more >
Simmons First National Bank of Pine Bluff has sold off three more leftover Pulaski County branches. read more >
Two competitors recently stepped into the Pulaski County banking market to replace Metropolitan National Bank and National Bank of Arkansas. Even with the redevelopment of four NBA branches, Pulaski County has no shortage of banking locations, with 199 full-service branches operated by more than two dozen lenders. read more >
Larry Wilson, CEO of First Arkansas, confirms his bank's purchase of old Simmons branch in Jacksonville. And he threw in a couple more for good measure: the former Metropolitan branches at the intersection of Highways 321 and 89 in Cabot and at Kiehl and Brockington in Sherwood. read more >
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff has filed suit against a local manufacturer for some unpaid loans. According to the suit, filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court, the defendant is O.D. Funk Manufacturing Inc., a company that builds outdoor metal buildings like storage sheds and carports. read more >
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Thursday reported a 27 percent decline in first-quarter profit but said "core earnings," which exclude one-time costs related to its purchase of Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock, rose compared to the same quarter last year. read more >
As the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Rogers Bancshares Inc. of Little Rock winds down, it looks like the secured creditors will be taken care of to the tune of nearly $45 million. read more >
Lunsford Bridges, long-time president and CEO of Metropolitan Bank, is now consulting for Simmons First National Bank, which acquired Metropolitan last year, in a "supervisory role." read more >
Businesses have been buying businesses out of bankruptcy for years and the trend should continue, said Michael Stewart, a partner in Faegre Baker Daniels LLP of Minneapolis, a 750-attorney law firm that focuses on financial restructuring services. read more >
