Tag: Banking & Finance

Metropolitan Depositions Set

Fayetteville developer Tom Termilla?s attorneys will depose Metropolitan National Bank Owner Doyle Rogers on Sept. 11 in Little Rock.

Barber House Listed For Sale

Brandon and Keri Barber still have a Fayetteville home owned in their names.

2008 Northwest Arkansas 40 Under 40 Class Bucks Birth Order Trends

The 2008 Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 40 Under 40 class shows that making generalizations about birth order can be problematic.

Generational Conversations: Finding the Common Ground (Human Factor by Carla D. Sloan)

No matter in which generation we were born, we all engage in conversations. Conversations can range from dull to provocative. At the lower end of the spectrum, no thinking is involved.

Berryville Bank Set to Break Ground

The Bank of Eureka Springs is ready to begin construction of a new branch in Berryville.

Gag Order Issued in Terminella Case

Washington County Circuit Court Judge Kim Smith has ordered Tom Terminella and Metropolitan National Bank to zip it.

Bank of Fayetteville Opens Branch

The Bank of Fayetteville opened its ninth full service office on Aug. 4 ? in Farmington.

United Bank has Less Lending

We?re hearing a little more about that nasty, inevitable word that comes with a downturn: layoffs.

Simmons Foods Broiler Ops Buyout Complete

Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs announced July 21 that it completed a buyout of broiler operations from Decatur-based Peterson Farms Inc.

Apartments Come Around the Mountain Ranch (Real Deals)

SC Bodner Co., through its MBA Construction LLC, of Indianapolis, Ind., purchased five building permits for a total value of $25.85 million for the construction of Mountain Ranch Apartments, a high-end apartment complex at the Mountain Ranch development i

Terminella Determined to Depose MNB’s Rogers

In our June 30 Whispers, we told you about Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock seeking sanctions against Tom Terminella for blasting the bank’s public statement after it signed an agreement May 23 with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Arvest Web Site Soaring

Speaking of well-traveled Web sites, Arvest Bank customers who choose to bank online instead of stopping by one of the 50 offices in Benton and Washington counties probably noticed a significant change at Arvest.com.

Arkansas’ ROA Higher Than National Average

In the first quarter of 2008, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets of 1.01 percent, ranking as No. 4 of the seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s Eighth District.

Second Thoughts On Home BancShares Ad

In our June 2 and June 30 Whispers, we told you a bit about the Home BancShares Inc. ad running in central Arkansas touting it as bank to be trusted because it is “in the ads, not the news.”