Powered by Growth, Home BancShares Reports Record Annual, Quarterly Earnings
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway, the parent company of Centennial Bank, on Thursday reported record annual and quarterly earnings as the bank holding company continued to grow through acquisitions.
View ArticleNew Lawsuit Says John Rogers Owes $9.6M in Loans, Unpaid Bill
Another collection lawsuit alleging fraud has been filed against fallen newspaper archivist and sports memorabilia dealer John Rogers.
View ArticleAverage U.S. Rate on 30-year Mortgage Falls to 3.66 Percent
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, with the benchmark 30-year rate again marking its lowest level since May 2013. The average for a 15-year mortgage, a popular...
View ArticleSecond Former Partner of John Rogers Files Suit, Seeks $12.3 Million
The new lawsuit by Mac Hogan pushes the claims against the embattled newspaper archivist and sports memorabilia dealer upwards of $40 million. Hogan alleges that Rogers committed multiple acts of fraud...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Net Income Up 42 Percent
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock on Thursday reported a 42 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income.
View ArticleFarmers Bank Completes Purchase of 1st Bank of Texas
Magnolia Banking Corp. will merge the Texarkana, Texas, bank into its Farmers Bank & Trust of Magnolia.
View ArticleCreditors Urge Acme Liquidation, Auction of Allied Bank Stock
Three of the largest creditors of Acme Holding Co. want to see its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization converted to Chapter 7 liquidation.
View ArticleOREO ‘Cleansing' Helps Stabilize NWA Real Estate
When the real estate bubble popped in 2008, it popped big time in northwest Arkansas, which generated more “other real estate owned” than Little Rock. Now, sales and an improving economy are bringing...
View ArticlePulaski County Ranked High on U.S. List of Average Net Capital Gains
This map reflects the percentage of taxpayers reporting net capital gains — the profits from sales of capital assets such as stock or real estate — by county in 2012. The shading of the counties is...
View ArticleDevelopment Duo Joins Centennial Bank in Jonesboro (Movers & Shakers)
Joey Speir and Brock Ferguson have joined Centennial Bank in Jonesboro as business development officers.
View ArticlePhil Baldwin of Citizens Bank Says Nonprofit Experience Adds Perspective to...
Phil Baldwin is the president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Batesville. Before joining Citizens Bank, Baldwin was president and CEO of CredAbility, a nonprofit credit counseling agency based in Atlanta.
View ArticleSherwood Walgreens Sells For $3.3 Million (Real Deals)
A Walgreens in Sherwood tipped the scales at $3.38 million. A 240-unit apartment project in southwest Little Rock weighed in at $2.8 million. And land for a 49-lot residential project in west Little...
View ArticleBanks Seek Court-Held Dennis Smiley Funds
Two of the remaining banks in the serial loan controversies of Dennis Smiley Jr. hold judgments against the former Arvest executive.
View ArticleFirst Southern Bank Missed Red Flags With Kevin Lewis Fraud, BKD Says
The accounting firm BKD LLC is blaming the collapse of First Southern Bank in Batesville on the failure of bank officers and officials to detect former Little Rock attorney Kevin Lewis' fraud.
View ArticleHoganTaylor Foundation Accepting Grant Applications from Nonprofits
The HoganTaylor Foundation, run by HoganTaylor LLP of Tulsa, wants to help nonprofits.
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Debit Card Fees
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge from retailers who claim the Federal Reserve allows banks to charge businesses too much for handling debit card transactions.
View ArticleSimmons First 4Q Earnings Reach $12.6M
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff reports a 234 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as the financial holding company integrated recent acquisitions, added to revenue streams and...
View ArticleNewly Renamed Anstaff Bank Plans Growth
The former First National Bank of Green Forest changes its name as part of an expansion mode, moving outside of its historic base of operations with a nongeographic label in its name. Anstaff has nine...
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Regains Jobs Lost During Recession
Metroplan last month released its latest “Metro Trends: Economic Review and Outlook,” which examines what it calls “the new economy” in central Arkansas in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
View ArticleArvest Mortgage CEO Bill Roehrenbeck Joins PNC Bank of Delaware
Bill Roehrenbeck, chairman and CEO of Arvest Mortgage Co. and Central Mortgage Co., has left to join PNC Bank of Wilmington, Delaware.
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