Tyler Spoon promoted to community president for The Bank of Fayetteville

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Stuttgart-based The Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville have named Tyler Spoon the community president in the Fayetteville region, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 21) news release.

Spoon was a commercial loan officer before his promotion.

As community president, Spoon will oversee retail and lending operations in the Northwest Arkansas market. The former mortgage loan officer had more than 10 years of banking experience when he joined Farmers & Merchants in 2023, the release shows.

Spoon began his banking career in Fayetteville after retiring in 2018 from Major League Baseball, where he played for the Boston Red Sox for nearly three years.

He also was an Arkansas Razorback baseball player. Spoon joined The Bank of Fayetteville as a commercial loan officer in October 2023.

Tyler Spoon

“I lived in many places across the country during my baseball career, and I feel so blessed to be able to work, live and help people in the greatest place on earth,” Spoon said. “Northwest Arkansas is an amazing, fast-growing community, and I’m honored to be a part of its growth.”

As of Sept. 30, The Farmers & Merchants Bank had assets of $1.84 billion, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The bank has 26 locations, including eight operating at The Bank of Fayetteville. According to the release, Farmers & Merchants was founded in 1945 and is the 12th largest bank chartered in Arkansas.