by - April 26, 2021 11:51 am
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift in customer banking preferences and increased digital banking offerings, bank executives said. Meanwhile, U.S. banks closed a record number of branches in 2020. Still,…
by - April 22, 2021 5:06 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced changes to certain senior leadership roles Thursday (April 22). The following changes are effective as of April 26, 2021: Bob Fehlman has been…
by - April 22, 2021 4:12 pm
Bank OZK posted first quarter net income of $148.416 million, well ahead of the $11.866 million in the same quarter of 2020. Quarterly revenue of $266.753 million was up from…
by - April 22, 2021 3:57 pm
The leaders of the two legislative chambers and Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined expectations for the end of the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, and it should be an unprecedented and lengthy…
by - April 22, 2021 10:48 am
California-based Attom Data Solutions, which tracks national housing and foreclosure data, recently released its first-quarter U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for 2021. It showed that foreclosure filings in Arkansas were up 34%…
by - April 21, 2021 3:08 pm
State legislators recently approved a bill that updates regulations for money services businesses, such as Western Union, and includes requirements for virtual currency, or cryptocurrency, businesses, said Carol Goforth, professor…
by - April 21, 2021 9:37 am
Fayetteville-based Priority Bank has the best return on assets (ROA) of the 29 privately-owned banks doing business in Northwest Arkansas. That’s according to an annual list compiled by the Northwest…
by - April 20, 2021 12:23 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. on Tuesday (April 20) reported first quarter net income of $67.407 million, down from $77.223 million in the same period of 2020. Per share…
by - April 20, 2021 11:04 am
Fayetteville-based White River Bancshares Co., the holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas, reported Monday (April 19) net income rose 109.1% to $1.55 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, in…
by - April 20, 2021 10:11 am
Micah Beard has been named Regional President of the North Central Arkansas Market for Batesville-based Citizens Bank. In his role, Beard will be responsible for the North Central Region and…
by - April 15, 2021 3:29 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares on Thursday (April 15) reported first quarter net income of $91.6 million, well ahead of the $507,000 in the first quarter of 2020. Per share net income…
by - April 15, 2021 1:07 pm
Every successful business adapts and changes, whether it is related to customer tastes and preferences, market and economic conditions, competitors, technology, or all of the above, all at the same…
by - April 15, 2021 9:58 am
Wealth management company Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) of Overland Park, Kan., grew its Northwest Arkansas footprint on April 1 when it closed a deal to acquire Fayetteville firm Sphere…
by - April 14, 2021 4:19 pm
A program that would create a tax credit scholarship for impoverished students to attend private schools was passed Wednesday (April 14) during the state Senate Tax and Revenue Committee meeting….
by - April 13, 2021 7:52 pm
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday (April 13) advanced a slew of tax credit bills while declining to advance a bill that would transfer excess medical marijuana sales…
by - April 13, 2021 3:14 pm
Fayetteville’s Greenwood Gearhart Inc., one of the largest independent investment advisory firms in the state, has opened a second office. President and CEO Brock Gearhart said the company opened an office on March…
by - April 12, 2021 9:26 am
Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, has appointed Adam Mitchell as its CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Phil Baldwin. Baldwin’s retirement, originally announced for mid-year, has been shortened due to the successful…
by - April 8, 2021 3:56 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday (April 8) approved tax cut measures in the House Revenue & Tax committee, including a larger exemption for used car taxes and a repeal of the…
by - April 8, 2021 12:25 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced plans on Thursday (April 8) to introduce a change to the Paycheck Protection Program that he touted would help small businesses impacted by…
by - April 6, 2021 2:08 pm
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced Tuesday (April 6) nine new members of its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which shares input with the FDIC on community bank policy…
