In the News
Fox Business News – FBN:am with special guest, Darrin Williams
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams appeared as a guest on the Fox Business Network's morning show, FBN: AM on Friday, January 11th to discuss the challenges facing rural America and the opportunity for partnership that exists for Wall Street investment in...
Crain’s New York Business: A Wall Street opportunity in rural America
The following op-ed appeared in Crain's New York Business on January 10, 2018. To view the original post, click here. The Mississippi Delta may seem to be the farthest place in the world from New York City’s financial heart. But, in fact, there is an opportunity to...
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams appears on “Your Mark on the World” podcast
Free Credit Repair Mini-Clinics in November
This November, get your credit back on track at Southern Bancorp Community Partners' free Credit Repair Mini-Clinics. Certified counselors will discuss the process of fixing minor credit report errors, such as: incorrect personal information, addresses, and places of...
Southern Bancorp, Inc. Declares Third Consecutive Cash Dividend on Common Shares
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on August 28, 2017, of $0.0094545 per common share payable on October 12, 2017. This is the third consecutive and increasing cash dividend...
Southern Bancorp, Inc. awarded $1 million by U.S. Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund
Award will allow Southern to extend and increase financial development services and high impact lending in economically-distressed markets Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company working alongside Southern Bancorp Bank, one of the nation’s...
Southern Bancorp closes on Farmers Bank acquisition
Southern Bancorp, Inc. officially welcomed Farmers Bank of Hamburg into the Southern Bancorp family last week by closing on the acquisition announced in January. The community development financial institution and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank had then...
2016 Annual Report is here!
2016 was a milestone year in Southern Bancorp’s history. From launching our three audacious goals, which will guide our work for the next ten years, to repurchasing $33.8 million dollars in Community Development Capital Initiative (CDCI) debt, originally acquired in...
Southern Bancorp Receives America Saves Designation of Savings Excellence
Today the Consumer Federation of America awarded Southern Bancorp the America Saves Designation of Savings Excellence recognizing Southern’s efforts to promote savings in its markets during America Saves Week 2017, a national initiative that supported the savings...
Customer Connection, April 2017
Check out this month's Customer Connection, our email newsletter with updates on products, services, and Southern Bancorp news.