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…
by - January 22, 2020 12:37 pm
College students in Arkansas who take on debt leave school with an average monthly payment of about $200, a payment that stays with students for an average of more than…
by - January 22, 2020 10:00 am
Roughly 425 new investors and $50 million later, Encore Bank is still in a growth mode. The Little Rock-based bank, which received new ownership and a new name less than…
by - January 22, 2020 8:00 am
Applications are being accepted for the 5th annual FIS Fintech Accelerator, which is conducted in collaboration with the Little Rock-based Venture Center and the state of Arkansas. FIS, a global…
by - January 21, 2020 10:50 am
Arvest Bank in central Arkansas announced the appointment of three new board members in Little Rock. Rajesh Chokhani, Scott Copas and Chad Young began five-year terms on the board, effective…
by - January 20, 2020 9:30 am
A former Northwest Arkansas banker is returning to the region to head up the Benton County market for Arvest Bank. The Fayetteville-chartered lender appointed Brad Crain the next president and…
by - January 17, 2020 1:29 pm
Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank Corp. has promoted senior vice president Jamey Vaught to president of the company’s Northwest Arkansas market. The position has been empty for several months following Chris Howe’s…
by - January 16, 2020 4:23 pm
Full-year net income for Bank OZK totaled $425.906 million, up 2.1% compared with the 2018 total. Earnings per share of $3.30 for the year beat the consensus estimate of $3.28….
by - January 16, 2020 2:11 pm
Waypoint Private Capital Inc., a Wisconsin-based investment banking firm, has opened an office in downtown Springdale. Randy Meier is the managing director of the office at 2821 Alliance Place. He…
by - January 16, 2020 1:36 pm
Conway-based Home BancsShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, posted full year net income of $289.539 million, down 3.6% compared with 2018 net income. Full year revenue totaled $817.504 million,…
by - January 16, 2020 1:12 pm
The newly-formed Central Arkansas Angel Network is hosting a reception for accredited investors on January 30, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. at the Venture Center in downtown Little Rock. The mission…
by - January 14, 2020 4:20 pm
Arkansas Federal Credit Union has purchased the building now occupied by Family Life in West Little Rock for more than $12 million, and will transition from its Jacksonville headquarters to…
by - January 14, 2020 11:54 am
Coming off a strong 2019, expect momentum to continue into 2020 for the Northwest Arkansas real estate market. Low rates, high demand and limited supply drove a strong 2019 housing…
by - January 10, 2020 6:11 pm
The Smart Women Smart Money conference will be held Feb. 28, 2020, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan announced he is teaming up with…
by - January 9, 2020 2:51 pm
Used vehicle sales are expected to increase between 20% and 30% in the last week of February as tax refund season begins, and sales are expected to remain elevated through…
by - January 8, 2020 9:46 pm
Community bankers, startup supporters and investors, and governmental leaders at all levels attended the kickoff of a new round of financial technology startups at downtown Little Rock’s Venture Center on…
by - January 8, 2020 2:06 pm
Arkansas-based Monde Group broke ground Wednesday (Jan. 8) on the Esplanade District, a 41-acre mixed-use neighborhood development in North Little Rock along the Arkansas River. It is located adjacent to…
by - January 7, 2020 2:46 pm
Former Arkansas Speaker of the House and current Regional President for Centennial Bank in Jonesboro Davy Carter has been selected to serve as a Federal Reserve Bank branch director in…
by - January 6, 2020 8:24 pm
Janet R. Moore, a 40-year banking veteran, has joined Stone Bank as Chief Operations Officer. She was most recently chief operations officer and executive vice president with Citizens Bank in Batesville….
