May 17, 2021 | News, Press Releases
ARKADELPHIA, ARK – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation and its wholly owned...
Feb 25, 2021 | News, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Southern Bancorp organizations were recently recognized by BadCredit.org for their products and services that help underserved communities build wealth. Southern Bancorp, Inc. , a bank holding company, works in tandem with Southern Bancorp Bank and Southern Bancorp...
Feb 19, 2021 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
LITTLE ROCK – Southern Bancorp Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Bancorp, Inc. and one of the nation’s largest community development banks, is partnering with Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) development finance organization and loan...
Jan 21, 2021 | News, Press Releases
For Immediate Release Arkadelphia, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced it has entered into a merger agreement to acquire DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation...
Jan 12, 2021 | News, Press Releases
Left to right: Colby Brock, Marliz Murguia and Ki Hartsfield. LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp’s Glenwood team has grown by three with the recent additions of Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending Ki Hartsfield and Consumer Lenders Colby Brock and Marliz...
Jan 12, 2021 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Thomas “Hunter” Deweese to SBA (Small Business Administration) President after previously serving as Senior SBA Agricultural Lending Officer for the Community Development Financial Institution. In...
Dec 15, 2020 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) loan fund and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) announced today that it has received a $2 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. SBCP serves economically...
Dec 8, 2020 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) recently published Deferred Dreams: How Unmanageable and Abusive Debt Hinder Savings and Economic Security in Mississippi, a policy brief that explores how historic levels of debt have proved an impediment...
Dec 3, 2020 | Darrin Williams, News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
(December 3, 2020) – Bloomberg Businessweek today named Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams to the 2020 Bloomberg 50, its annual list of innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who have changed the global business landscape over the past year. The list will be...
Nov 20, 2020 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp is excited to announce the recent hiring of Lou Evans as a consumer lender in Olive Branch, Mississippi. She comes to Southern with an extensive background in small business lending, cash flow analysis, financial...
