Statewide Top Bank Performers

Listed by return on assets as of Dec. 31, 2000. Dollars in Millions:

Institution — Return on Assets — assets

City, president/CEO/chairman

1. First Financial Bankt — 2.7 — $261.45

El Dorado, J. Stephen Cameron, CEO

2. First Ark. Bank & Trust — 2.58t — 212.33

Jacksonville, Larry T. Wilson, CEO

3. United Bank — 2.29t — 85.66

Springdale, Hank Brashears, president/CEO

4. First National Bank of De Queen — 2.28 — 109.39

Dequeen, Larry Mashburn, CEO

5. Priority Bank — 2.18 — 25.27

Ozark, Tommy Coleman, CEO

6. Bank of Brinkley — 2.1 — 96.62

Brinkley, Albert H. Rusher, chairman

7. Merchants & Planters Bank — 2.09 — 34.09

Sparkman, Tyrol Q. Carson, president/CEO

8. Fidelity National Bank — 2.08 — 132.19

West Memphis, P. Michael Murphy, CEO

9. Bank of Bearden — 1.98 — 28.40

Bearden, Rick Green, chairman

10. Bank of Mountain View — 1.93 — 131.37

Mountain View, James G. Hinkle, CEO

11. First National Bank of Howard County — 1.93 — 42.08

Dierks, Philip H. Worthen, CEO

12. McGehee Bank — 1.87 — 90.79

McGehee, Bill Bowman, chairman

13. First National Bank Izard County — 1.83 — 105.60

Calico Rock, Danny Moser, CEO

14. Bank of Prescott — 1.78 — 68.77

Prescott, John Brannan, CEO

15. Citizens National Bank of Nashville — 1.7 — 44.03

Nashville, Bob Lewis, CEO

16. First Bank of Montgomery County — 1.7 — 77.34

Mount Ida, Daniel C. Horton, chairman

17. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. — 1.68 — 240.66

Mountain Home, Larry G. Nelson, CEO

18. Little River Bank — 1.68 — 44.45

Lepanto, Grady Watkins, CEO

19. First National Bank of Wynne — 1.67 — 163.24

Wynne, John Gregson, CEO

20. First National Bank of DeWitt — 1.67 — 86.08

DeWitt, Warren A. Jennings, CEO

Source: Bauer Financial Reports Inc. of Coral Gables, Fla.