by - August 15, 2024 1:42 pm
Arkansas banks have been catching their breath as interest rates have remained stable for a year. Now, they are preparing for future rate changes that might occur. In fact, the…
by - February 5, 2024 5:05 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - August 10, 2023 3:36 pm
Editor’s note: The State of the State series provides reports twice a year on Arkansas’ key economic sectors. The series publishes stories to begin a year and stories in July/August…
by - April 14, 2020 12:32 pm
Like many banks, the balance sheet the past couple of years has looked good for First Western Bank, an 11-branch lender headquartered in Booneville, with about $462 million in assets….
by - February 17, 2020 7:27 pm
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 - May 14, 2018 4:30 pm
Two shuttered bank locations in Arkansas are part of a nationwide auction on May 31 to dispose of local branches across the rural South that are struggling to stay afloat…
by - April 30, 2018 11:13 am
As Arkansas banks enter 2018 with a record $90 billion in assets, the way consumers access their banking accounts and other financial resources is rapidly changing as mobile banking and…
by - October 3, 2017 7:36 pm
Fayetteville-based Arvest Bank retained the largest market share of deposits in Arkansas with $8.452 billion as of June 30, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. annual report released Tuesday….
by - August 23, 2017 6:42 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated with corrected information regarding second quarter income for Arkansas banks. —————– Cheap money and decent loan demand is helping Arkansas banks earn bigger…
by - June 8, 2016 9:11 am
The 104 banks in Arkansas posted cumulative net income of $248 million in the first quarter, up 25% compared to $198 million in the same period of 2015, according to…
