Tag: Banking & Finance

Nonperforming Loans In Arkansas Drop in 3Q

Arkansas banks collectively had a nonperforming loan ratio of 2.31 percent, down from 3.06 percent for the same period in 2012.

Arvest Bank Commissions Regional Poll

New survey will measure consumers economic sentiment in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Following Merger, Howard Hamilton No Longer With Centennial Bank

Longtime Liberty Bank of Arkansas executive has gone into private business.

Arkansas Banks Top Region in ROA, ROE Rankings

The average return on assets, or ROA, of Arkansas banks was 1.26 percent in the third quarter of 2013, making the state the top performer among the seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Banks Eighth District.

Simmons Severances

Simmons First National Bank, which recently bought Metropolitan National Bank for $56 million, has started culling the staff at MNB locations across Northwest Arkansas.

Chambers Bank Files to Merge Decatur State Bank

The merger will complete a series of transactions that began in the fourth quarter of 2012 when Chambers Bank bought the bank.

First Security Bank Names New NWA Market President

Adam Rutledge has replaced Jim Taylor, who has taken a job as senior vice president of the banks holding company, First Security Bancorp, in Little Rock.

Battered and Bruised, Terminella Returns to First Love, Real Estate

These days, Tom Terminella is a fixture on the Fayetteville real estate scene, but he no longer borrows from banks.

Arvest Bank Celebrates Grand Opening of Fayetteville Branch

The new, more spacious branch is at 2389 N. College Ave.

Attorney General Warns of Widespread Scam

The scammers use automated telephone calls and text messages in attempts to mislead consumers into believing that their credit cards have been locked by a bank.

OCC Lifts Consent Order for United Bank

The Springdale bank also announced Wednesday record earnings for the nine months ended Sept. 30.

Bank Deal Will Mean Shakeup

Simmons First National Banks takeover of Metropolitan National Bank could mean consolidation, layoffs.

Home BancShares Chairman John Allison at Home on the Road

John Allison, chairman of Home BancShares Inc., relaxes in his RV at Road Hog Park in Fayetteville. Allison, in town for a reception Thursday at the University of Arkansas hosted by Liberty Bank and Centennial Bank, just completed the largest in-state bank merger in Arkansas history.