State Coverage: Arkansas
Arkansas Banks Withdraw from Merger Deal
American Banker | Aug 31Pinnacle Bank of Rogers, Ark., and Central Bank of Little Rock have called off plans to merge.
Look, No Fleas: Ad Campaign Gives First Arkansas a Lift
Anthony Malakian is the senior associate editor at U.S. Banker. | Jun 10The marketing employees visited an animal rescue shelter in the bank's hometown of Jacksonville, where they found and quickly adopted a female golden retriever named Sheila.
Southern Mo. Has Ark. Deal
American Banker | Apr 21Southern Missouri Bancorp in Poplar Bluff, Mo., is entering northeast Arkansas by buying a $30.5M-asset bank that has been under a regulatory order for more than a year.
For a CDFI in Arkansas, Now Is a Good Time to Buy
American Banker | Apr 16In the last few years Southern Bancorp in Arkadelphia, Ark., looked at potential acquisitions around its home state, but until recently it had not found a fit.
Bank of the Ozarks Mulls Tarp Refund
American Banker | Apr 15On the heels of a 20% jump in its 1Q earnings from a year earlier, to $9.3M, Bank of the Ozarks said it is considering returning the Tarp funds it received from the Treasury.
Simmons First Profit Falls
American Banker | Jan 16Simmons First National Corp. in Pine Bluff, Ark., said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 9% from a year earlier, to $5.6 million.
4Q Warning Hurts Shares of Arkansas' Home
American Banker | Jan 12Shares of Home BancShares fell Friday after the Conway, Ark., company said it expects to report a loss of $9.4 million for the fourth quarter, primarily because of the ...
Iberia, Flush with Cash, Hunting for Failed Banks
American Banker | Dec 17A deal for a failed Arkansas bank earlier this year whetted the $5.4 billion-asset company's appetite, and it is eyeing acquisitions of troubled banks in its markets ...
M&A, Bankers' Bank Style
Some see seeds of a trend in Arkansas deal
American Banker | Sep 11A Louisiana holding company that owns 3 bankers' banks is buying a fourth, in Arkansas, in what would be the first merger of bankers' banks. It could be the start of a trend.
Does Stock Drop at Bank of Ozarks Reflect Arkansas Woes?
American Banker | Jun 24Although Bank of the Ozarks has not made any announcements that might have spooked investors, its stock has dropped by roughly a third since the end of May; on Thursday it …
Two Ordered to Improve Ratios
American Banker | Jun 19The OCC has classified Metropolitan National Bank in Little Rock a "troubled institution" and ordered it to reduce problem assets and improve its capital ratios.
Eureka Moment: New Approach — And Identity
American Banker | Jun 11With a new generation of management at the helm, a family-run Arkansas bank plans to expand into five other communities and change its name to Cornerstone Bank.
First Arkansas in Second Heber Springs Deal
American Banker | Jun 06First Arkansas Bancshares in Jacksonville has struck a deal to buy Greers Ferry Lake State Bank in Heber Springs, Ark.
Arkansas' Summit Turning to Deals to Double Assets
American Banker | May 27Founded 11 years ago, the now privately held Summit has grown into a $930 million-asset bank without making acquisitions, but it is currently looking to buy banks in ...
Iberiabank's Arkansas Plan Rounds Out with ANB Deal
American Banker | May 14Iberiabank of Lafayette, La., which wanted to move into three areas of Arkansas, moved into the first two markets last year and entered the third in a less conventional way …