Tag: Banking & Finance

Banking by the Letter

About 10 percent of the 142 state-chartered banks in Arkansas have problems sufficient to warrant special regulatory attention, according to the State Bank Department?s chief bank examiner, Julian Rainey.

Bank Buy in the Works

The parent company of Fayetteville?s Community Bank of North Arkansas is selling its interest in a Russellville bank.

The Region’s Top Bank Performers

United Bank of Springdale tops the list of the region’s banks by return on assets.

Latest Heartland Index Shows Slowing Trade

Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss is reporting stagnant trade growth in the Midwest. Economists say it?s another sign the nation?s economy is slowing.

CPA Firms Merging, Eye NW Arkansas

Baird, Kurtz & Dobson of Springfield, Mo., and Olive LLP of Indianapolis, Ind., plan to merge June 1 to create BKD LLP, the largest CPA firm in the Midwest and the 8th largest in the nation.

Bank of Fayetteville Takes Big Gain

On March 27, less than a week after Bank of Fayetteville N.A.?s annual shareholders meeting, the bank sold some of its $44 million in government and federal agency securities.

Gibson Will Stay in Fayetteville

Bank of America?s new Arkansas president, Don Gibson, will operate out of Fayetteville instead of Little Rock.

Hammons Financial Planning & Investments

James Hammons opened Hammons Financial Planning & Investments to offer fiscal counseling to investors of all ages.

Recession Could Help Wal-Mart, Tyson

If a recession hits the United States, many residents of Northwest Arkansas will never notice. In fact, the two largest companies here may even benefit from it.

NW Arkansas Institutions Selling Financial Mix

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act causes concern about protecting the privacy of customers? financial or health information.

The Region’s Largest SBA Lenders

First Arvest Bank of Siloam Springs tops the list of the region’s largest SBA lenders.

The State’s Largest SBA Lenders

Elk Horn Bank & Trust Co. of Arkadelphia tops the list of SBA lenders.

Estate and Gift-Tax Planning Vital to Many Local Residents

The most obscene four-letter words probably don?t raise the same ire as the words ?estate tax? and ?gift tax? do to people who have been pummeled by those penalties.rnHowever, relief is likely on the way.

BOK Subsidiary Had Good Year, Too

Publicly traded BOK Financial Corp. of Tulsa, Okla., the parent of Bank of Arkansas N.A., recently announced it had record earnings of $100.1 million for 2000.

Manry?s Ascension Won?t Change Focus

Bank of America has long encouraged its local business clients to do more exporting and to diversify into international markets.

First Arvest Blows Away Competition

First Arvest Bank of Siloam Springs dominated Small Business Administration lending in 2000. Its 12 SBA loans were double that of any other single bank in the market.