by - April 27, 2026 12:19 pm
The Arvest Opportunity Fund, a non-bank subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, recently provided its 1,000th business loan. The bank also recently kicked off its annual Million Meals campaign, a two-month…
by - March 24, 2026 12:00 pm
Jonesboro-based RightFiber is expanding its 100% fiber optic internet with a more than $50 million investment in north Texas. RightFiber brings speeds up to 5 gigabytes to homes and up…
by - February 3, 2026 11:34 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank launched an initiative to establish dedicated bilingual branches for its Spanish-speaking customers. Existing branches at 2012 S. Pleasant St. in Springdale and another in Lawton, Okla., will…
by - January 21, 2026 2:12 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Jan. 21) that it has hired Aileen Wilkins as its chief people officer. She started Jan. 5 and succeeds Laura Andress who retired last year. Andress…
by - January 19, 2026 11:05 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently opened a branch at the new Walmart Home Office in Bentonville. The 1,865-square-foot branch at 1702 S.E. Eighth St., Suite 6, is the company’s eighth Bentonville…
by - November 6, 2025 11:27 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently made some key leadership changes. Kevin Sabin, chairman and CEO of the Walton family-owned bank, retired Nov. 1. Matt Machen, president and chief operating officer, will…
by - July 2, 2025 3:11 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank raised $616,100 and hit its goal of 3 million meals in the bank’s 15th annual Million Meals campaign. The money will benefit more than 80 food partners…
by - June 21, 2024 2:19 pm
Arvest Bank’s 14th annual Million Meals campaign raised $170,856 to benefit over 34 food partners in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro. The Fayetteville-based company shared the details in…
by - June 17, 2024 9:19 am
Arvest Opportunity Fund, a subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has established an advisory board and named six members from the bank’s four-state footprint. According to a news release on Monday…
by - June 4, 2024 11:09 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has promoted Amy Morbeck of Little Flock and Brad Crain of Bentonville to new leadership positions within the organization, effective June 10. According to a news release…
by - May 13, 2024 10:41 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has tapped longtime executive Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith as regional executive, effective immediately. According to a news release Monday (May 13), he will oversee the company’s…
by - April 30, 2024 6:40 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has named Pete Boomer its new president and CEO of the bank’s mortgage division. Boomer assumed the role on April 22. He replaced longtime executive Matt Kendall,…
by - March 15, 2024 11:04 am
Laura Merling, chief transformation and operations officer at Bentonville-based Arvest Bank, is no longer with the company. On Friday (March 15), a bank spokesman confirmed Merling’s departure in February in…
by - March 14, 2024 8:01 am
Jim Walton, board chairman of Walton family-owned Arvest Bank of Bentonville and Fayetteville-based Arvest Bank Group Inc., the holding company for the bank and several related entities, is taking on…
by - February 8, 2024 12:49 pm
Arvest Opportunity Fund, a subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, assisted 245 small business customers with $7.16 million in loans in 2023. The company shared the details in a news release…
by - January 16, 2024 8:41 am
Kelly Carlson has worn numerous hats in over 15 years working for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank. Earlier this month, he added a new title. The bank tapped Carlson to be loan…
by - January 4, 2024 11:42 am
Mark Ryan, loan manager and executive vice president for Arvest Bank’s Benton County market, will retire after a three-decade career with the company. Ryan’s retirement is effective March 31, 2024,…
by - September 19, 2023 11:56 am
Arvest Opportunity Fund, a subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, assisted 181 small business customers with $4.4 million in loans during its first 12 months. The company shared the details in…
by - August 17, 2023 1:19 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has established new initiatives dubbed “centers of excellence” focused exclusively on the healthcare and food value chain industries. Geordie Sanborn, with over 15 years of healthcare sales…
by - June 15, 2023 8:57 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has launched the Arvest Homebuyer Advantage, a product aimed at helping first-time homebuyers with insufficient down payment funds. The new tool is a joint venture with the…
