by - September 13, 2016 2:33 pm
A strong housing market has helped Arvest Bank’s mortgage division reach the $1 billion loan threshold a little earlier than last year. As of Aug. 19, Arvest closed 6,272 home…
by - September 12, 2016 3:31 pm
The health of the state’s banking economy is sound but competition in the Northwest Arkansas market is taking a toll on net interest income while at the same time regulatory…
by - September 12, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– SIMMONS FIRST COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TENNESSEE BANK, ASSETS TOP $8 BILLION Simmons…
by - September 11, 2016 8:00 am
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– NEW COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS U.S. METRO AREAS SET…
by - September 8, 2016 4:32 pm
Fourth generation farmer Jerry Morgan was sitting in church when he had a sudden epiphany. It had been raining for days, and there was equipment out in the fields that…
by - September 7, 2016 5:12 pm
Anecdotal reports from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on the Eighth District show that local labor markets are tightening as employers are reporting difficulties in finding skilled or qualified…
by - September 7, 2016 2:40 pm
After helping to welcome a record number of visitors to Arkansas tourist destinations in 2015, State Parks and Tourism Chief Kane Webb said Wednesday (Sept. 7) the state is shifting…
by - September 6, 2016 2:10 pm
One of the fastest growing banks in Arkansas is about to build the largest bank complex in Northeast Arkansas. First National Bank of Paragould will begin construction on a 60,000-square-foot…
by - September 2, 2016 1:37 pm
Jim Cargill has been named president and CEO for Arvest’s central Arkansas market, succeeding John Womack who announced he is retiring Sept. 30. Prior to the promotion, Cargill was president…
by - September 2, 2016 1:37 pm
Jim Cargill has been named president and CEO for Arvest’s central Arkansas market, succeeding John Womack who announced he is retiring Sept. 30. Prior to the promotion, Cargill was president…
by - August 31, 2016 5:50 am
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined Wells Fargo Bank for illegal private student loan servicing practices that increased costs and unfairly penalized certain student loan borrowers. The CFPB…
by - August 30, 2016 5:45 pm
Low interest rates, stable loan demand and hyper competition characterized the banking climate in the state and nation, with net income for all U.S. banks up 1.46% in the second…
by - August 29, 2016 1:40 pm
Mountain View-based Stone Bank is building what it calls a “financial center” in White Hall that is set to open in early 2017. Stone Bank at White Hall will be…
by - August 29, 2016 6:02 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– ASIA-PACIFIC REGION LEADS GLOBAL FINTECH INVESTMENT Investments in Asia-Pacific financial technology (FinTech)…
by - August 26, 2016 10:03 am
Real gross domestic product (GDP) crept forward at an annual rate of 1.1% in the second quarter with corporate profits well off the first three months of 2016, according to…
by - August 25, 2016 5:05 pm
At a recent forum of central Arkansas bankers, U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, offered his perspective on what was achievable and what would require future efforts to altering current…
by - August 24, 2016 6:19 pm
State and public school employees will make bigger contributions for their health insurance in 2017, but the big increases are coming in later years, legislators were told Wednesday. At a…
by - August 24, 2016 5:15 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about the activities and financial position of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. Link here for the first report. –––––––––––––––––– When George…
by - August 23, 2016 5:44 pm
It’s been a long road back for America’s Car-Mart shareholders during 2016 since the stock price bottomed out at $21.50 in mid January on an earnings miss and competitive issues…
by - August 23, 2016 2:56 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the activities and financial position of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System. ––––––––––––––––– As Arkansas communities deal with economic development opportunities,…
