Tag: Banking & Finance

Payday Lenders Political Contributions Top $20,000

Check Cashers show their love for the Democratic Party of Arkansas.

52 Entities Apply for New Bank Branches

How Northwest Arkansas? six counties and some of the state?s most active banks stacked up for the year.

Hurricanes and the Municipal Bond Market (Rebecca H. Garner Commentary)

The ripples of hurricanes Katrina and Rita consist of more than water, coming in the form of municipal entities and companies that provide insurance to municipal bond issues.

Horsepower Investments: Muscle-car Collecting Builds Stable of Assets

Some Northwest Arkansas professionals collect cars as a hobby, but also as an investment that can appreciate up to 7 percent a year.

White River Bancshares Limits New Shareholders

We hear the holding company for Fayetteville?s start-up Signature Bank of Arkansas, White River Bancshares Inc., has to turn down investors every day.

The Year’s Best and Worst

Here?s a look at the best and worst business stories in Northwest Arkansas in 2005.

Area Banks Jump on Christmas Card Craze

Area banks are jumping on the gift card bandwagon, hoping to snag customers looking for Christmas gifts.

CD Raises $5,000 For Local Nonprofit

A CD filled with 15 songs by 15 local bands and musicians has raised slightly less than $5,000 for Fayetteville-based LifeSource International since it went on sale this fall.

Signature Bank to Open New Office in Siloam Springs

Fayetteville-chartered Signature Bank of Arkansas has received approval to open a full-service office in Siloam Springs.

Banks Battle for Deposits

Northwest Arkansas? deposit market grows 7 percent to $9.18 billion, and Arvest Bank of Bentonville is still No. 1 with 31 percent of the market.

Home Sales Jump 13 Percent in 2005

Home sales in Northwest Arkansas increased 13 percent from June through August, according to the November Skyline Report commissioned by Arvest Bank Group Inc.

Commercial Lending Skyrockets While Residential Remains Steady

The dollar value of processed mortgages in Benton and Washington counties increased a whopping 145 percent from about $5.82 billion in calendar 2003 to about $14.26 billion in calendar 2004. But lenders say people are buying homes, too.

Cone Culls United Permit (Real Deals)

James H. Cone Inc. of Little Rock buys a building permit valued at $5.8 million, and Crossland Construction Co. of Rogers buys a building permit valued at $3.9 million. Includes October mortgage activity.

Fayetteville BOA Office to Close

The Bank of America office on the downtown Fayetteville square at 1 E. Center St. will close in early February.

Top ROA Performer To Open Bank Office

Ozark-based thrift Priority Bank will soon open a Mission Boulevard location as a full-service banking office.

Parkway Bank Adds NWA Board Members

Parkway Bank of Rogers announced that it had elected five Northwest Arkansas residents to its board: Oneida Larimore, Mickey Rapier, Mike Necessary, Dave Covington and Dean Eisma.

Area Counties Top Bank Deposit List

Benton, Washington and Sebastian counties are near the top of the list of counties in the state with the highest dollar value of bank deposits, as of June 30.

Assets Gain 5 Percent For Fort Smith Credit Union

Fort Smith Dixie Cup Federal Credit Union sees its assets climb 5.8 percent from $10.8 million in 2003 to $11.4 million last year.

The Region’s Largest Mortgage Lenders

Arvest Bank tops the list the region’s mortgage lenders.

Entergy Arkansas unveils ‘Next Generation’ plan; will seek to extend nuclear licenses

Fort Smith business leader John Taylor has died

Car-Mart completes $161.3 million securities transaction

Officials ask public to be on the lookout for bird flu in flocks