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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Noemi Gallardo and Larry Wilson of First Arkansas Bank and Trust pose in front of a C-130 display plane at Little Rock Air Force Base, where the bank operates a branch.

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Southern Bancorp is building wealth for everyone

Independent Banker

Darrin Williams, an attorney and former Arkansas state representative, wasn’t interested when Southern Bancorp, Inc. approached him about a leadership position in 2013. Williams explains that the involvement with GABV has impelled Southern Bancorp’s leadership to find ways to reduce the bank’s carbon footprint. By Judith Sears.

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CFPB, joined by South Carolina Dept. of Consumer Affairs and Arkansas AG, files lawsuit targeting service providers to pension advance products structured as purchases

CFPB Monitor

In filing the complaint, the CFPB was joined by the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) and the Arkansas Attorney General. The CFPB filed a complaint in a South Carolina federal district court against Upstate Law Group LLC.

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A gift that will keep on giving

Independent Banker

L to R, Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson, FNB president/CEO Sam T. Just as much a part of western Arkansas history as its hometown, $1.84 Just as much a part of western Arkansas history as its hometown, $1.84 Sicard’s family has a long history in Fort Smith and at the bank, having held leadership positions since 1907.

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Podcast: The Girl Banker on Career Advancement and Life Lessons

ABA Community Banking

Natalie Bartholomew is chief administrative officer at Grand Savings Bank in northwestern Arkansas, but she is probably better known for her popular blog "The Girl Banker," which provides advice on career advancement and work-life balance for women in banking as well as spotlighting female leaders in financial services.

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Excited To Help People

Independent Banker

In Arkansas, Jim S. offers a “humanly simple” leadership style of looking out for others. Gowen’s colleagues describe his leadership style as “humanly simple”—one that believes in being good to others and they will be good to you. “I believe that you need to get in the trenches with your people and give them a helping hand.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

(Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart).