Armstrong Bank makes NWA leadership changes, opens Rogers loan office
by July 17, 2025 11:47 am 1,315 views
Muskogee, Okla.-based Armstrong Bank recently announced leadership changes in Northwest Arkansas and opened a loan production office in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers.
The bank hired Matt Mason as the Northwest Arkansas regional president, and Sam Harris, market president for the bank’s Springdale location, has been appointed as market president for Rogers.
Mason joined the bank from Stuttgart-based The Farmers & Merchants Bank, where he served as the Northwest Arkansas market president. Before that, he was market president at RCB Bank in Claremore, Okla., where he managed over $500 million in assets and led a team of 65 bankers.
“I look forward to building on the bank’s legacy of excellence, working alongside a team that shares my passion for helping customers and businesses thrive, and contributing to the continued growth of Armstrong Bank in Northwest Arkansas, especially through the opening of our new (loan production office) in Rogers,” Mason said.
A graduate of the Colorado School of Banking, Mason resides in east Fayetteville with his wife, Jennifer, and is a father to three children — Anna, Thomas and Drew. He and his wife are looking forward to welcoming their first grandchild in 2025.
“It is not every day we welcome a new regional president, especially from outside the bank,” said Ryan Quidley, president and CEO of Armstrong Bank. “Over the past two years, I’ve had the chance to get to know Matt, and I’ve been incredibly impressed with his character, work ethic, and servant leadership approach, in addition to his deep banking expertise. With their strong connections across our footprint, I have no doubt Matt and Sam will do an incredible job leading the team. We are also excited to enhance our commercial lending capabilities in Northwest Arkansas with the addition of our new loan production office in Rogers, reaffirming our commitment to the businesses and communities we serve.”
The new loan production office is at 3301 S. Market St., Suite 104, in Rogers. The nearly 1,000-square-foot office has four full-time and one part-time staff.
Armstrong Bank has 29 locations in Oklahoma and Arkansas. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the bank had total assets of $2.47 billion as of March 31.