by - January 5, 2021 9:41 am
It would not be easy to forecast what might unfold in the state’s banking sector in 2021 without first taking a look back. “2020 was certainly a challenging environment,” said…
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 9, 2019 2:00 pm
Priority Bank of Fayetteville was among 31 national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received a satisfactory or outstanding Community Reinvestment Act evaluations…
by - January 26, 2017 3:45 pm
The banking “industry is very strong,” and it’s expected to be “even better” in 2017, said Tim Yeager, financial professor with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the…
by - November 29, 2016 1:24 pm
National and state banking sectors posted an almost 13% net income gain in the third quarter despite ongoing challenges, particularly for smaller banks. Arkansas banks posted a higher 21.3% combined…
by - October 20, 2016 2:52 pm
The unbanked population in Arkansas dropped to 9.7% of households last year, the lowest ever, according to a new report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Arkansas’ unbanked household rate…
by - October 5, 2016 7:57 pm
Consumers in the Fort Smith market have made $230 million more in local bank deposits in 2016 compared to 2015, with deposits up over 10% since 2014. Deposits stood at…
by - August 22, 2016 4:03 pm
Arkansas’ banking sector has seen improved profits amid lower loan delinquencies, rising real estate prices and growing demand for commercial and residential construction sectors. But three small banks continue to…
by - August 15, 2016 1:44 pm
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Candace Franks told a roomful of executives that lack of de novo banking growth, IT threats and overregulation are a concern to the industry’s future. She also…
by - February 16, 2016 1:26 pm
The banking crisis of 2008 is over and profits have rebounded for large and small banks in recent years. But for three Arkansas banks there are still financial troubles brewing,…
by - February 8, 2016 7:15 pm
Iberiabank management had big plans for the area almost eight years ago when the Lafayette, La.-based bank took over the failed Northwest Arkansas operations of ANB Financial. But those plans…
by - October 14, 2015 6:40 pm
One of the smaller banks in Northwest Arkansas, Parkway Bank of Rogers with $135 million in assets, has confirmed a pending sale to Citizens Bank of Batesville for an undisclosed…
by - October 14, 2015 5:46 pm
One of the smaller banks in Northwest Arkansas, Parkway Bank of Rogers with $135 million in assets, has confirmed a pending sale to Citizens Bank of Batesville for an undisclosed…
by - October 14, 2015 3:23 pm
A new report from the Federal Reserve shows that Arkansas borrowers have shown a willingness to take on more risk, but are still acting more cautiously in today’s environment than…
by - September 17, 2015 5:45 pm
Former Oklahoma governor and American Banking Association CEO Frank Keating told an audience of mostly legal and financial professionals on Thursday (Sept. 17) that overly burdensome Dodd-Frank regulations implemented since…
by - September 3, 2015 11:30 am
Despite a healthy banking climate across the nation and in Arkansas, recovery for some institutions has been slower than others. Pinnacle Bank of Rogers and Allied Bank of Mulberry remain saddled…
by - August 19, 2015 10:58 am
Well capitalized publicly-held banks based in Arkansas or doing business in the Natural State are growing through ongoing acquisition fueled in large part by increased federal regulations and compressed margins….
by - August 17, 2015 3:10 pm
A slowly improving Fort Smith area economy has helped the local banking sector tally respectable profits through the first half of 2015 despite depressed margins and higher operating costs related…
by - August 17, 2015 3:05 pm
Despite the economic strength of Northwest Arkansas, the region’s banking sector didn’t have a solid financial performance for the first half of 2015. Bankers and industry watchers say profit growth…
by - April 1, 2015 8:54 pm
The bank concentration in Benton and Washington counties is one of the highest in the nation, with 180 branches operated by 31 different banks in the growing region of 500,000…
