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…
by - March 25, 2013 6:45 pm
Banks across Northwest Arkansas and their improving balance sheets are another indication of local economic recovery. A report released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday (March 25) shows…
by - February 4, 2013 11:10 pm
The community banking sector across Northwest Arkansas held on to 14.5% more profits in 2012 than in the prior year. The group surveyed by The City Wire includes 17 banks…
by - December 20, 2012 4:01 pm
Banks’ loan-loss reserves may jump about 50% under a proposed U.S. accounting-rule change that redefines how quickly firms must recognize bad debts, standard-setters said. “Speaking with many of the larger…
by - December 20, 2012 3:44 pm
The 126 FDIC-insured banks in Arkansas reported a combined $502 million in net income during the third quarter of 2012, up from $461 million in the same period of 2011,…
by - October 2, 2012 8:13 pm
Deposits grew at a rate of 8.42% across the nations’ banks according to the June 30 market share report made public Tuesday (Oct. 2) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp….
by - September 14, 2012 7:56 pm
Simmons First National Corporation announced Friday (Sept. 14) through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary expanded into the St. Louis, Mo. market by acquiring approximately $282 million in assets of Truman Bank…
by - September 5, 2012 5:54 pm
Banks across the Natural State are returning to profitability, but several in the Fort Smith market have recently begun to lag behind, according to financial filings with the Federal Deposit…
by - June 12, 2012 5:53 pm
It looks like Arkansas banks are off to their best start in three years, despite lackluster loan demand and looming regulatory costs. With the downturn in the economy in late…
by - June 12, 2012 3:03 pm
If only banking were boring again, as it was from the end of World War II to about 1980, our financial system and economy would be in much better shape,…
by - February 2, 2012 10:39 am
The world’s largest retailer is also one of the fastest growing big-box bankers in America offering an “a la carte menu of financial services” from check cashing to direct deposit…
by - January 27, 2012 2:07 pm
Danville-based Chambers Bank came under a cease and desist order issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in December, but made public today (Jan. 27). The bank joins the ranks…
