Finance & Banking

If you start from the bottom, there’s nowhere to go but up. Once you are king of the hill, though, where can you go? Many might rest on their laurels and enjoy the view, but Gary Head, chairman and CEO…

Arvest Bank, headquartered in Bentonville, has announced the Arvest Opportunity Fund, a wholly owned non-bank subsidiary currently providing loans and lines of credit to small businesses that fall just below bank loan policy requirements. As part of the Arvest Opportunity…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Vickie D. Judy, chief financial officer and vice president at America’s Car-Mart Inc. in Rogers, has been…

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed George Makris Jr., chairman and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. in Pine Bluff, to serve on the Federal Advisory Council for a one-year term that ends Dec. 31, 2023. Established by…

Influencers come in many shapes and sizes. Influencers can be mentors, CEOs and teachers; their influence can be effectively subtle or dynamic; they can influence overtly or otherwise. But they all share one common denominator — they are leaders. Arkansas…

First Community Bank will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5100 W. Park Ave., Ste. A124 in Rogers on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 4 p.m. The Rogers branch marks the thirty-third location in the bank’s network. “Rogers is a vibrant and…

Arvest Bank was the top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the state of Arkansas for the ninth consecutive year and ranked third and fourth in Oklahoma and Kansas respectively. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for…

As of Jan. 1, 2023, Tabi Lipscomb is the new president and CEO of Arvest Bank-Trust. Lipscomb has been promoted from her position as chief fiduciary and risk officer at Arvest Bank-Trust and brings more than 30 years of Trust…

Bank of America revealed recently that as a part of its commitment to responsible growth, it has given a total of $795,000 to Arkansas nonprofits this year through philanthropic grants and sponsorships to help strengthen the local economy. Bank of…