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Customer Connection, April 2017
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HAVEN Grant Helps Army National Guard Vet
Southern Bancorp and FHLB Dallas provide funds for needed home renovation ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS, March 31, 2017 — Retired Sergeant Joe Braswell, now 53, wasn't a young recruit in 2003 when servicemen and women were getting called to fight in the Iraq War. In fact, he...
CEO Darrin Williams Named as Arkansas Influencer
Arkansas Business chose five leaders in business and education who are influencing their industries, their communities and the future of Arkansas. One of those is our very own Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc. The article gives a peek inside Williams'...
Desoto County President Alan Sims Celebrates 10 Years at Southern Bancorp
This Monday, the Desoto Times-Tribune helped Alan Sims celebrate ten years at Southern Bancorp. In the article, they talk about Sims' dedication to community development in his 38 years of banking experience. "We work with banks and developers to build low-income tax...
America Saves Week Comes to Arkansas and Mississippi
Financial emergencies don’t follow a schedule. Flat tires, leaky rooftops, or unexpected bills can pop-up without warning to disrupt your financial life, which is why Southern Bancorp and Southern Bancorp Community Partners are encouraging you to take the pledge to...
Southern Bancorp to Acquire Farmers Bank in Hamburg, Ark.
Acquisition is part of plan to grow services in financially underserved communities in the Mid-South Arkadelphia, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced it...
In Support of Working Families
Guest Column by Southern Bancorp, Inc. CEO Darrin Williams Originally published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. It's no secret that Arkansas has struggled with the issue of generational poverty for decades. We've become accustomed to lists and statistics showing our...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners awarded $2 million by U.S. Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund
Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) has been awarded $2 million, the maximum available under the Financial Assistance program of the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund.
Customer Connection, October 2016
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Mission News – September 2016
Dear Friends of Southern, In recent weeks, Southern Bancorp's work has been featured in national publications, including the Christian Science Monitor, which tackles the issue of payday lending and our work to develop payday loan alternatives; American Banker, in...