by - August 17, 2022 3:47 pm
Banks are wanting to offer cryptotechnology services, so the Federal Reserve is studying how those activities should be supervised while reminding them to manage risks and act legally, said Michelle…
by - July 26, 2022 6:46 pm
Inflation is here, and some analysts say a recession is coming next. Which is more concerning? Some of Arkansas’ top bank executives were candid in responses to that question when…
by - April 14, 2022 1:40 pm
Fayetteville-based Priority Bank has the best return on assets (ROA) of the 29 privately-owned banks doing business in Northwest Arkansas. That’s according to an annual list compiled by the Northwest…
by - December 12, 2021 9:52 am
Federally-insured commercial banks and savings intuitions saw net income rise by 35.9% to $69.5 billion in the third quarter, from the same period in 2020, according to a recent report…
by - April 26, 2021 11:51 am
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift in customer banking preferences and increased digital banking offerings, bank executives said. Meanwhile, U.S. banks closed a record number of branches in 2020. Still,…
by - August 25, 2020 2:05 pm
Commercial banks and savings institutions reported Tuesday (Aug. 25) net income decreased 70% in the second quarter while liquidity and capital levels remained strong to meet loan demand and to…
by - August 27, 2018 1:20 pm
Commercial banks and savings institutions in Arkansas and the U.S. posted healthy profits of more than $60.2 billion in the second quarter, up more than 25% from a year ago…
by - December 6, 2017 2:59 pm
The third quarter was another positive period for the national and state banking industry, according to a recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Revenue and net income were…
by - September 12, 2016 3:31 pm
The health of the state’s banking economy is sound but competition in the Northwest Arkansas market is taking a toll on net interest income while at the same time regulatory…
by - June 1, 2016 4:20 pm
Net income at the 6,122 banks and savings operations insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) fell 2% in the first quarter, with higher provisions for loan losses a…
by - May 11, 2016 9:55 am
Forget the notion that Millennials are still living in their parents’ basements. A vast number of the 83.1 million people born between 1982 and 2000 are working professionals, and the…
by - March 29, 2016 4:20 pm
An improving economy around the state, steady demand for housing in Northwest Arkansas and commercial expansion there and in central Arkansas helped banks in 2015 sell 29% of unwanted property…
by - March 9, 2016 2:58 pm
Four of the five banks with the largest market share in the Fort Smith metro saw financial gains in 2015, but the cumulative earnings of the five banks fell almost…
by - December 15, 2015 9:44 pm
Arkansas bankers are forecasting modest growth in 2016 based on improvements noted in several recent financial reports. John Silvia, chief economist with Wells Fargo Securities, said during the company’s 2016…
