by - February 19, 2019 12:10 pm
Five federal regulatory agencies have issued a joint final rule to implement provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 requiring regulated institutions to accept certain private flood…
by - February 16, 2019 11:08 am
A new report by the St. Louis’s Fed’s Center for Household Financial Stability notes that while a college degree is usually associated with higher pay and a better financial future,…
by - February 14, 2019 4:06 pm
The final legislative act in Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s legacy-setting tax cut trilogy was approved Thursday (Feb. 14) in the state House of Representatives with the necessary three-fourths vote after a…
by - February 14, 2019 8:31 am
North Little Rock-based fintech startup Gas Pos released a software Tuesday (Feb. 12) that’s expected to reduce fraud related to truck driver fuel cards and offset the fees truck stops…
by - February 12, 2019 8:30 am
Little Rock-based Southern Bancorp announced its vehement opposition to a new proposed rule change by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that some consumer advocates say would water down rules…
by - February 8, 2019 9:37 am
Generations Bank, an approximately $500 million asset lender, has an application pending with the Arkansas State Bank Department to move its charter from the tiny south Arkansas town of Hampton…
by - February 8, 2019 8:53 am
Conway-based Home BancShares Inc., the publicly traded holding company of Centennial Bank, announced Friday (Feb.8) the election of senior executive vice president Donna Townsell to the board of directors for…
by - February 7, 2019 5:40 am
The Congressional Budget Office in its most recent report on Jan. 28 projects that the federal budget deficit will reach $900 billion in 2019 and will exceed $1 trillion each…
by - February 7, 2019 12:10 am
A panel of legal and business experts on Wednesday (Feb. 6) provided an in-depth overview of the new federal Opportunity Zone rules that local and state economic officials hope will…
by - February 6, 2019 6:24 pm
Workers that live in rural parts of Arkansas make less than those in urban areas, have a harder time finding better paying jobs, and these are key factors in an…
by - February 5, 2019 6:58 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $97 million tax cut bill for the state’s top income bracket that breezed through a Senate panel on Monday hit a wall in the full chamber after…
by - February 5, 2019 11:46 am
Publicly traded BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Miss., announced promotions Tuesday (Feb. 5) for several of its Arkansas executives. Little Rock Market President Chris Locke has been promoted to president of…
by - February 5, 2019 12:53 am
The “advance” snapshot on the nation’s economic growth for all of 2018 will be delayed until further notice due to the partial government shutdown that ended on Jan. 22, according…
by - February 4, 2019 2:02 pm
As the legislature quickly moved forward with Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $97 million tax cut proposal Monday (Feb. 4) at the State Capitol, general revenue collections for January came in well…
by - February 3, 2019 10:05 am
You can find a wide range of opinions on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s revised tax cut plan, which was unveiled last week. Hutchinson and key legislative leaders unveiled a smaller $97…
by - January 31, 2019 9:44 pm
A steady uptick in interest rates to keep the economy on a normalized pace has bankers closely watching moves by the Federal Reserve Bank. With four fed fund rate hikes…
by - January 30, 2019 7:20 pm
The Senate sponsor of a bill granting wide exemptions to Arkansas’ newly passed minimum wage increase said he “is not leaving the session without some relief for my constituents.” But…
by - January 30, 2019 6:41 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and top House and Senate leaders unveiled a modified version of his $97 million “2-4-5.9” tax cut package, declaring at the state Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 30)…
by - January 30, 2019 11:39 am
Federal banking regulators found in a recent yearly review of U.S. banks that risk associated with the loan portfolios for large syndicated financial institutions had declined due to improving economic…
by - January 29, 2019 10:41 am
Stephens Insurance LLC announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) that Miles Stephens will become CEO, effective June 3, 2019. Headquartered in Little Rock, Stephens Insurance LLC is an affiliate of Stephens Inc….
