Arkansas

Revenue-strapped lenders take another look at unbanked customers

08/05/19

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

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Simmons First expanding to Oklahoma City with Landmark purchase

07/31/19

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

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Arkansas poultry lender to buy deposit-rich bank

07/26/19

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

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The similar challenges facing these different niche lenders

07/19/19

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.

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Pass. Pass. Pass. Pass. Pass. Deal! When healthy banks have M&A leverage

01/30/19

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

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Bank OZK rebounds, emphasizes focus on credit quality

01/18/19

A spike in charge-offs in the prior quarter stoked concerns about commercial real estate exposure.

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ICBA selects first fintechs for new accelerator program

01/09/19

The 10 startups will receive initial investments, mentoring and training as part of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator.

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This CEO must prove he has CRE under control

12/31/18

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.

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Alarm bells for CRE lenders after Bank OZK's bad quarter

10/19/18

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.

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Bank OZK profit plummets on CRE-related charge-offs

10/18/18

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.

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