by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Liberty Bank Makes Local Leaps
Liberty Bank plans on 10 locations in Benton and Washington counties by mid-2006.
Tag: Banking & Finance
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas 4Q ROA First in Region
In the fourth quarter of 2004, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets (ROA) of 1.19 percent, higher than the other seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank?s Eighth District.
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
College Friend to Return ?Final Four? Ring to Huery
A former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball star will soon receive a 15-year-old Final Four ring he sold after falling on ?hard times.?
by - May 23, 2005 12:00 am
One Thrift Passes, One Thrift Pursues Northwest Market
Jonesboro thrift First Community Bank opened a full-service branch in April in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow, Okla.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Arvest Quashes Internet Scam
Bentonville-based Arvest Bank discovered early on May 2, that some of its customers had received an e-mail asking them to enter personal financial information on a fake Web site designed to look like an Arvest site.
by - May 9, 2005 12:00 am
Esterer to Open Development Company in NW Arkansas
Paul Esterer, president and CEO of First Security Vanadis in Little Rock, confirmed his commercial real estate development and consulting company plans to open a Northwest Arkansas office.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Moncrief Dealership Woes Lead to Lawsuits
Sidney Moncrief, the former NBA and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville standout, is at the center of several lawsuits involving his former Hyundai dealerships in Oklahoma and Pine Bluff.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
The Bank of Fayetteville Embarks on a New Era
Mary Beth Brooks, the new president and CEO of the The Bank of Fayetteville, has a tough act to follow
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Give Them Some Credit: Banks Not Too Relaxed
Credit quality looms as potential whammy. It?s not yet clear if relaxed bank credit standards have set Northwest Arkansas lenders up for a hellacious reckoning.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Financial Data Vulnerable; Acxiom Fights Against Bills
Acxiom Corp.?s efforts to lobby against proposed federal data-protection legislation that it considers restrictive are being undermined.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
First Western Ropes Region With Offices
There?s another regional banking power in Northwest Arkansas that sometimes gets forgotten. And First Western Bank & Trust isn?t even a newcomer.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Bankers Invest In Trust Services
Steve Jackson, regional trust manager for Regions Morgan Keegan Trust F.S.B., said the Birmingham, Ala., financial services firm is expanding its trust operations to include offices in Benton and Washington counties.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Battle of the Boards: Who?s More Bodacious?
A board of directors is essentially the bridge between shareholders and management. And the choice of directors can mean the difference between good returns and lackluster performance.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
State?s Reserve Ratio Still Second in Region
In the fourth quarter of 2004, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan-loss-reserve ratio of 1.55 percent, down from 1.64 percent for the same period in 2003.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
MSA Hits HHI?s Top 10 in Banks
Everyone knows there?s a lot of banking activity in Northwest Arkansas, but sometimes it?s hard to see the forest for the trees.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Great Southern Reports 1Q Earnings Growth
Great Southern Bancorp Inc. on April 19 released its preliminary earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
Investors List Sheds Light on New Banks
Ever wonder who is investing in all the bank activity in Northwest Arkansas? The Business Journal acquires a list of shareholders for three of the new banks and finds a few names we thought readers might like to see.
by - April 25, 2005 12:00 am
ANB Financial, Regions Top Lists of Private, Public Banks
ANB Financial and Regions top the lists of the region’s private and public banks, ranked by return on assets.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
BOZ Brings It To the Table
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. plans to build 12, and possibly as many as 14, offices in Benton and Washington counties.
by - April 11, 2005 12:00 am
Entitlement Mentality Runs Amok (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
There is an entitlement mentality among too many young adults who don?t have a realistic idea of their true value in the work force or the limits of what they can afford.