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Photos by Jason Burt   Jay Brogdon leans back in a side chair at the conference table in his newly claimed office atop the Simmons Bank Tower in Little Rock. From this spot, the banking system’s new CEO is but …

Simmons Bank brought together its partners and associates for a series of presentations and an expo highlighting what Ann Madea, chief information officer, called “the art of the possible” during the bank’s second-annual Tech Day. “Today’s event is all about …

Chris Wewers first got his start in the banking industry in 1991, and after working for several institutions and in several positions, he currently serves as chief financial officer at Citizens Bank. Wewers joined the Little Rock bank in July, …

Arvest recently revealed the promotion of Chris Evans to president and CEO of its Mortgage Division, which went into effect on Aug. 5. Evans succeeds Pete Boomer, who left the company in July. Evans, who has been with Arvest since …

Sterling Bank officially opened its doors at its second full-service Arkansas location on March 23. The three-story, state-of-the-art Rogers facility is conveniently located at the corner of South 52nd and Magnolia Streets.  According to the press release, the new location …

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 …

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund has revealed it awarded $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards to 107 Community Development Entities or CDEs from across the nation. These CDEs will in turn provide …

As technology and industries have made doing business over digital mediums more and more possible, fewer and fewer reasons appear for one to ever need to leave home. You can have food and groceries delivered to your door and download …

The biggest lesson in community banking from 2022 is how fast things are changing. Two years into the pandemic, so many ideas the industry took for granted have changed, from long-held assumptions about customer demographics to the perceived value of …

Arvest Bank launched its annual ‘Million Meals’ initiative to fight hunger across the four-state region the bank serves two months ago. On Thursday, the bank announced that with the help of customers and community members, it has exceeded the campaign …