by - March 4, 2015 2:44 pm
Community Bankers across the Natural State enjoyed a profitable 2014 accruing net income of $810 million among the 109 institutions. Profits rose from $707 million a year ago, according the…
by - November 6, 2014 3:55 pm
Northwest Arkansas is the second largest metro area in the state and growing at a faster clip than much of the nation which is why bankers from outside the area…
by - September 30, 2014 6:29 am
Deposits were up 3.32% and 1.45%, respectively, among banks in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area, according to a report issued Monday (Sept. 29) by the Federal Deposit…
by - September 11, 2014 7:51 pm
The number of bad loans banks are writing off may have dropped in the last year or more, but it does not mean profits are necessarily increasing at Fort Smith…
by - September 8, 2014 5:40 pm
The local economy is showing signs of strength but area bankers said the competition for new loans is as fierce as ever as they also continue to face regulatory-related expenses…
by - June 9, 2014 3:36 pm
Community bank soundness is another sign of the local economic recovery in Benton and Washington counties as well as the Fort Smith metro area. Through the first quarter of 2014…
by - May 22, 2014 12:27 pm
In addition to the challenge of increased regulation, an interest rate environment that compresses margins, and ever-changing technology, Northwest Arkansas bankers Mary Beth Brooks and Rob Husong also are in…
by - April 2, 2014 5:27 pm
Dennis Smiley, doing business as HDS Holdings LLC, was sued March 25 by Delta Trust & Bank in Benton County, over a personal loan default – it was latest shoe…
by - January 1, 2014 7:02 pm
In business and in politics, 2013 saw some major deals reshape the Arkansas landscape. From superprojects to spin-offs to creative solutions, below are the biggest deals of the year. House…
by - December 12, 2013 5:43 pm
Third-quarter 2013 banking and other economic data released Thursday (Dec. 12) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) show improvements in the state’s banking sector and continued signs of muted…
by - December 9, 2013 4:21 pm
Bank of the Ozarks says it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Bancshares, Inc. of Houston, Texas. Under the terms of the agreement, Bank of…
by - December 2, 2013 3:30 pm
It’s been five years since the U.S. Treasury Department threw out a life line to banks as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program in an effort to stabilize the…
by - November 25, 2013 12:20 pm
November is a bittersweet month for fourth generation family banker Jon Harrell, who is the president of First Bank’s Northwest Arkansas region and new chairman of Harrell Bancshares of Hampton,…
by - November 13, 2013 4:23 pm
A myriad of factors are converging upon and within Arkansas’ banking sector and it is spurring renewed interests in mergers and acquisitions on the heels of a lengthy economic recovery…
by - September 30, 2013 9:21 pm
Consumers across the state pulled $267 million out of Arkansas banks this past year, as deposits among the 1,442 bank branches declined by 0.5% from a year ago, according to…
by - September 30, 2013 8:54 pm
Consumers across the state pulled $267 million out of Arkansas banks this past year, as deposits among the 1,442 bank branches declined by 0.5% from a year ago, according to…
by - July 9, 2013 5:02 pm
It’s likely that few, if any, Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas area bankers would disagree with Little Rock banker French Hill who said the so-called Dodd-Frank law will in the…
by - June 27, 2013 7:31 pm
First National Bank of Rogers announced the following additions to its lending and executive group, according to Sam T. Sicard, president and CEO of the First National Bank of Fort…
by - May 31, 2013 1:11 pm
A reduction in real estate holdings and the monetary value of problem loans is the top reason why Arkansas bank income was up more than 30% during the first quarter…
by - May 16, 2013 3:47 pm
David Bartlett was installed as the 2013–2014 chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association at the 123rd Annual ABA Convention. Chuck Morgan was installed as Chairman-Elect, Robert Y. “Bob” Taylor as…
