by - July 18, 2022 9:27 am
Donny Story, president and CEO of Arvest Bank’s Fayetteville market, will retire after an almost four-decade career with the company, according to a memo sent to employees on June 29….
by - June 24, 2022 8:18 am
Jim Cargill, president and CEO of Arvest Bank in central, northeast and southwest Arkansas, will retire at the end of this year after an almost four-decade career with the company,…
by - March 9, 2022 8:18 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, the state’s largest bank with $26.1 billion in assets, originated record mortgage volume for the third straight year. The bank’s total 2021 mortgage loan volume of more…
by - February 8, 2022 6:35 am
Changing consumer expectations, emerging technologies and new business models are forcing the banking industry to formulate strategies now to prepare for the future. Arkansas’ largest bank has turned to a…
by - October 1, 2021 2:03 pm
One of the state’s largest banks is selling off 16 branches to multiple buyers. Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has deals in place to sell the assets to Arkansas banks Cross County…
by - September 16, 2021 1:02 pm
Arvest Bank took a big stride forward in its digital transformation initiatives on Thursday (Sept. 16). The Fayetteville-based bank has selected London-based fintech firm Thought Machine to implement a next-generation…
by - September 7, 2021 2:19 pm
On Tuesday (Sept. 7), Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced the hiring of Melanie Fuller as president of digital banking solutions. Fuller spent the past decade working in Ohio in various leadership…
by - March 24, 2021 11:40 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank said Wednesday (March 24) it would close nearly 12% of its 270-plus branch locations this summer. The 31 branches will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June…
by - March 3, 2021 10:52 am
Steven Plaisance, a Rogers native and CEO of Arvest Bank’s record-setting mortgage division and Arvest Central Mortgage Co., recently resigned from the company where he worked for more than three…
by - October 21, 2020 10:52 am
Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that president and CEO Kevin Sabin has been elected to the American Bankers Association (ABA) board of directors. Sabin was put up for nomination…
by - February 14, 2020 10:59 am
Arvest Bank announced Friday (Feb. 14) that its mortgage division originated record volume in 2019. The bank’s total mortgage loan volume of more than $2.8 billion was up 39.3% over…
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 - December 16, 2019 6:19 pm
Arvest Bank promoted Cara James to Chief Risk Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2020. James will replace Bob Kelly, who is retiring after more than 30 years with Arvest, effective Dec….
by - December 9, 2019 9:10 am
The chief executive of Arvest Bank’s largest market is moving up the company’s leadership chain. Craig Rivaldo, president and CEO of Arvest Benton County since May 2014, is set to…
by - November 7, 2019 9:53 am
Craig Rivaldo, president of Arvest Bank’s Benton County market, says the company’s new 25,000-square-foot banking center on Pauline Whitaker Parkway in Rogers will have a soft opening Tuesday (Nov. 12)….
by - October 31, 2019 10:10 am
Don Walker’s career with Arvest Bank started early — very early. In the mid-1970s, Walker was a loan officer in Bentonville with the Federal Land Bank System, established by Congress…
by - September 10, 2019 8:56 am
The grand ballroom in the newly-constructed Embassy Suites by Hilton and Red Wolf Convention Center will be the Arvest Ballroom when the hotel opens in October. Arvest Bank bought the…
by - July 9, 2019 9:40 am
Arvest Bank announced Tuesday (July 9) that its mortgage division has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 17th year in a row. That includes both purchase-money…
by - December 18, 2018 11:42 am
Arvest Bank announced two new C-Suite positions Tuesday (Dec. 18) to help the Fayetteville-based banking company “focus on the experiences” of its customers and employees. Rodney Shepard, formerly president and…
