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Here’s something you can bank on. Arkansas’ banking sector is certainly on more healthy footing going into 2020 than it was entering the previous decade, and two Arkansas bankers believe…
by - February 17, 2020 1:30 pm
Rock Mortgage, a division of Bank of Little Rock Mortgage, has opened a Rogers branch office at 5417 W. Pinnacle Pointe Drive. The office has nine full-time employees, led by…
by - February 17, 2020 12:30 pm
Arkansas’ economy was a tad wobbly entering the 2010 decade. The Great Recession continued to be a little too great, with the state’s jobless rate at 8.2% in January 2010…
by - February 14, 2020 10:59 am
Arvest Bank announced Friday (Feb. 14) that its mortgage division originated record volume in 2019. The bank’s total mortgage loan volume of more than $2.8 billion was up 39.3% over…
by - February 12, 2020 12:19 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the buy here, pay here used car dealer has been added to the S&P SmallCap 600 index as the company’s stock price on…
by - February 10, 2020 4:48 pm
Erin Simpson has been hired as executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer by Little Rock-based Encore Bank. Simpson is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and holds…
by - February 9, 2020 8:29 pm
Business Hall of Fame inductee Reynie Rutledge says being in the ‘right place at the right time’ had a lot to do with his success. On Friday (Feb. 7) four…
by - February 7, 2020 11:32 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Feb. 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - February 7, 2020 8:45 am
The newest bank to throw its hat into the Northwest Arkansas ring is closer to establishing a physical office presence. Encore Bank’s application to open a branch on the eighth…
by - February 3, 2020 1:08 pm
You don’t know what you don’t know. Not a day goes by that I’m not reminded of this. The older and, maybe wiser, I get, the sooner I am to…
by - February 3, 2020 11:52 am
Lowell-based financial services agency Central Research Inc. (CRI) announced Monday (Feb. 3) a new member of its leadership team. Bobby McKinnon, a retired officer in the Army, is the company’s…
by - January 30, 2020 10:12 am
Benton and Washington counties experienced the highest growth in incoming investments in Arkansas from 2014 to 2017, according to a recent study. The analysis comes from financial technology company SmartAsset,…
by - January 29, 2020 2:57 pm
Springdale-based P3 Cost Analysts recently hired a president of franchising as the consulting company works to grow through opening franchises in the United States and internationally. Michael Nicholas started in…
by - January 28, 2020 10:50 am
Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF) closed more than $246 million in new production in 2019, a record total for the division of Arvest Bank. The production numbers were announced Tuesday (Jan….
by - January 27, 2020 3:31 pm
Fayetteville-based White River Bancshares, the parent company of Signature Bank of Arkansas, has reported 2019 net income of $5.1 million, up 12.5% over the $4.6 million in 2018. Fourth quarter…
by - January 27, 2020 3:05 pm
Full year net income was up almost 3% and earnings per share beat the consensus estimate In what is the final full-year earnings report for the 132-year-old Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank…
by - January 26, 2020 5:26 pm
A new report shows owning a home is more affordable than renting a similar property in just over half of the country. The 2020 Rental Affordability Report was completed by…
by - January 24, 2020 1:04 pm
Arvest Bank has promoted Jami Hopper to community bank president in Berryville Hopper has 21 years of industry experience – all at Arvest – and has served in a variety…
by - January 23, 2020 3:08 pm
Simmons First on Thursday (Jan. 23) posted 2019 record net income of $237.8 million, up 10.3% over $215.7 million in 2018. The Pine Bluff-based bank holding company also announced the…
by - January 22, 2020 9:29 pm
Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth, which has significant financial operations in Arkansas, posted record net income of $234.3 million in 2019, above the $221.3 million in 2019. Per share earnings of $2.30…
