by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Yeager to Work With Banks Through ABA Chair
Tim Yeager, the new associate professor of economics in the University of Arkansas? Walton College of Business, wants to help Arkansas banks manage their interest-rate risk.
Tag: Banking & Finance
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Organizers Start Rolling AVF Ball
About 12 entrepreneurs, investors and economic development leaders gather in Fayetteville to discuss an action plan for the upcoming Arkansas Venture Forum.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Mid-Tec Takes Cargill Expansion (Real Deals)
Mid-Tec Inc. of Anderson, Mo., starts construction on a $17 million expansion to the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Springdale and EWI Constructors Inc. of Fayetteville starts a project valued at $1.2 million.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
ANB Financial to Open Office in Wyoming
Loyal Whispers readers may remember the Business Journal reported that ANB Financial N.A. of Rogers was looking to expand into the trendy tourist town of Jackson, Wyo.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Benz Dealership Lands New Owners
Readers looking to buy a new Mercedes-Benz will be making out their down payment checks to a new group that includes Gary George and Jim Lindsey.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Area?s Top 10 ROE Banks Switch Positions
The top 10 banks by return on equity in the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s annual list of private banks changed somewhat from year-end 2004 to 2005.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Building Banks Bites Into Efficiency Ratio
Many Northwest Arkansas banks use efficiency ratios as a performance barometer, but it?s only one of many. Includes the lists of the region’s largest banks, public and private.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Correspondent Banks Share Loan Load
Without correspondent banking partners, local banks couldn?t make as many large loans as they do. A peak at correspondent banks and how they work.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Liberty Bank Stakes its Claim
Liberty Bank of Arkansas is making its move into Northwest Arkansas? booming market. A look at the bank that Wallace Fowler built.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Arkansas Tops District In 4Q Interest Margins
In the fourth quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a net interest margin of 4.20 percent, down from 4.23 percent for the same quarter in 2004.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Corporate Credit Cards Produce Bank Revenue
Corporate credit cards help banks make money one swipe at a time. But smaller credit card providers must stay competitive with larger credit card providers like Bank of America and MBNA.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
FNB Sees Green in its Communities
The First National Bank in Green Forest has amassed $381.9 million in assets, continuing a steady growth over the past decade that its CEO says was fueled by a 1994 Arkansas law that allowed banks to branch outside of their home county.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
First Security Offers Multicultural Banking
A year ago, First Security Bank converted the first floor of its 99-year-old building in downtown Springdale into its Multicultural Banking Center, helping immigrants get checking accounts and home loans.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Spring Training: Area Banks Step Up to Home Plate With Management Training Initiatives
The old adage ?good help is hard to find? seems to fit the local banking industry. And with the influx of several new and new-to-the-market banks, good help is becoming even harder to keep.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Yeager to Work With Banks Through ABA Chair
Tim Yeager, the new associate professor of economics in the University of Arkansas? Walton College of Business, wants to help Arkansas banks manage their interest-rate risk.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Organizers Start Rolling AVF Ball
About 12 entrepreneurs, investors and economic development leaders gather in Fayetteville to discuss an action plan for the upcoming Arkansas Venture Forum.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Mid-Tec Takes Cargill Expansion (Real Deals)
Mid-Tec Inc. of Anderson, Mo., starts construction on a $17 million expansion to the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Springdale and EWI Constructors Inc. of Fayetteville starts a project valued at $1.2 million.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
ANB Financial to Open Office in Wyoming
Loyal Whispers readers may remember the Business Journal reported that ANB Financial N.A. of Rogers was looking to expand into the trendy tourist town of Jackson, Wyo.
by - April 24, 2006 12:00 am
Benz Dealership Lands New Owners
Readers looking to buy a new Mercedes-Benz will be making out their down payment checks to a new group that includes Gary George and Jim Lindsey.
by - April 10, 2006 12:00 am
State?s Reserve Ratio Ties for Second in Region
In the fourth quarter of 2005, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan-loss-reserve ratio of 1.44 percent, down from 1.55 percent for the same period in 2004.