by - January 22, 2018 6:55 pm
Simmons First National Corp., which expanded its reach into Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado in October, closed out its 2017 financial books with strong fourth quarter results and total assets topping…
by - October 23, 2017 12:12 pm
Simmons First National Corp. closed out a historic third quarter with another strong earnings report that saw the Pine Bluff banking group expand its reach into Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado,…
by - October 20, 2017 2:06 pm
Simmons First National Corp. has completed the acquisitions of two similarly named community banks in Oklahoma and Texas that will push the Pine Bluff banking group’s total deposits and assets…
by - July 19, 2017 6:58 pm
Acquisition-minded Simmons First National Corp. on Wednesday (July 19) reported second quarter profits of more than $23 million on strong loan and deposit growth as the Pine Bluff-based bank prepares…
by - April 19, 2017 6:01 pm
Shareholder profits at Simmons First National Corp. declined by $1.4 million in the first quarter, but company officials were upbeat as the fast-growing regional financial group looks forward to completing…
by - January 29, 2017 9:35 am
With three bank acquisitions announced in the last two months, Simmons First is up to its eyeballs in opportunity. George Makris, chairman and CEO of the Pine Bluff-based bank, said…
by - January 18, 2017 5:39 pm
Simmons First National Corp. profits jumped more than 13% in the fourth quarter as the fast-growing Arkansas banking group looks to expand its reach westward in 2017 through a recently-announced…
by - October 19, 2016 5:47 pm
Simmons First National Corp. on Wednesday (Oct. 19) reported that quarterly profits improved by 8.5% from a year ago as the publicly traded financial concern looks to digest its latest…
by - July 20, 2016 7:52 pm
Profits at Simmons First National Corp. jumped 14.5% in the second quarter as the Pine Bluff bank’s loan portfolio grew to $5 billion and total assets rose to $7.5 billion…
by - May 18, 2016 3:14 pm
Growth-focused Simmons First National Corp. said Wednesday it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement with Citizens National Bancorp Inc. to acquire Citizens National Bank (CNB) of Athens, Tenn….
by - January 21, 2016 5:18 pm
Simmons First National Corporation neared triple-digit fourth quarter growth as the Pine Bluff-based bank holding company’s loan portfolio more than doubled to nearly $5 billion to end fiscal year 2015….
by - October 22, 2015 9:01 am
Simmons First National Corp. reported Thursday (Oct. 22) that third quarter profits more than doubled on the strength of the Pine Bluff regional banking group’s cost-cutting initiatives and acquisition-fueled loan…
by - May 28, 2014 5:42 pm
Fresh off three major acquisitions in less than a year, Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced today another big buyout. Simmons First said it has entered into a definitive…
by - May 6, 2014 3:40 pm
The acquisition activity for Pine Bluff, Ark,-based Simmons First National Corp. continues with the bank on Tuesday (May 6) announcing a $243.4 million deal to acquire Community First Bancshares based…
by - March 24, 2014 4:47 pm
Simmons First National Corp. will acquire Little Rock-based Delta Trust & Banking Corp. for roughly $66 million. The Pine Bluff-based bank said it has entered into a definitive agreement and…
by - December 11, 2013 10:46 am
J. Thomas May came to Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. more than 25 years ago when the bank enterprise was a $500 million operation. $4.5 billion in assets and…
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 - October 17, 2013 5:30 pm
Two expanding Arkansas-based banks reported positive earnings in the third quarter, with Conway-based Home Bancshares posting its 10th consecutive quarter of record increases. For two-and-a-half years, it’s been the same…
by - July 18, 2013 12:07 pm
Simmons First National Corp. posted second quarter 2013 net income of $6.58 million, a slight increase from the $6.54 million it reported one year ago. The Pine Bluff-based financial institution…
by - April 18, 2013 10:15 pm
Simmons First National Corp. reported first quarter earnings of $5.93 million compared to $6.35 million one year ago. The Pine Bluff-based banking company disclosed merger related expenses that had some…
