Arkansas

An increase in credit union acquisitions of banks has been a blow to the morale of many commercial bankers, and some of their trade organizations are trying to slow down the trend. There may be little they can do.

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With margins under pressure and competition intensifying, a number of community banks are zeroing in on underserved markets.

The Arkansas company will pay $434 million for Landrum Co., which also has branches in Oklahoma and Texas.

First Financial Banc will gain nearly $300 million in liquidity when it acquires First National Corp. of Wynne.

County Bancorp is a small dairy lender in Wisconsin with an exposure to milk prices, and Bank OZK is a larger bank in Arkansas coping with out-of-market real estate trends. Their stories show how market sensitivities can vex specialists.

As more credit unions deploy mobile video banking, some observers say if credit unions don’t hop on board now they could be left behind in the next few years.

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Credit unions in Arkansas and Florida argue that allowing the industry to take deposits from cities and other public entities would help with funding and control for risk.

After a 50% increase in bank acquisitions by credit unions last year, analysts are predicting even more deals in 2019.

Reliance Bancshares was in a position to reject five buyout offers over the course of a year before it got one it liked.

A spike in charge-offs in the third quarter stoked concerns about commercial real estate exposure. Shares in the Arkansas company rose after it reported its fourth-quarter results.

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Bank OZK's George Gleason, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, needs to rein in the Arkansas bank's commercial real estate exposure to placate nervous investors.

The company is facing criticism after a big chargeoff on two properties, showing that investors have little patience when a risky business model shows signs of distress.

Governors in Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin used International Credit Union day as an opportunity to recognize the industry.

The Arkansas company, which has faced criticism over its concentration in commercial real estate, charged off nearly $46 million tied to a pair of properties in the Carolinas.

While the looming loan-loss accounting standard has been criticized for its complexity and the potential cost to implement, some advocates believe it could also lead to better pricing decisions and improve communication within a bank.

While sellers in urban centers are getting a lot of attention from acquirers, Southern Bancorp in Arkansas shows the upside of pursuing smaller deals in underserved rural markets.

Union Bankshares in Virginia sold Shore Premier Finance, a business it inherited from a recent acquisition.