Dec 17, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Von Kanel will help manage operations throughout Southern Bancorp’s Central Region LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Wendy Von Kanel to Regional President, a leadership position in which she will help manage operations in Phillips...
Nov 22, 2019 | Blog, Public Policy
By James Owen Editor’s note: This is one in a series of blog posts to critically examine how poverty is defined, measured, and talked about, and how those conversations influence public policy. If you’ve been keeping up with our series on poverty, it should be...
Nov 14, 2019 | Blog, Public Policy
By James Owen Southern’s mission is to be wealth builders for everyone. If you’ve spent any time following our Twitter, Facebook, reading our blog posts, or participating in our community events, you’ve probably seen a post or had a conversation with a Southern...
Nov 12, 2019 | Blog, Super Saver
Black Friday as we knew it for years has changed. The days of having to go out at midnight to get a good deal are practically over, as many stores have started opening on Thanksgiving Day and others wait until normal business hours the day after. Nonetheless,...
Nov 12, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Alexa skill to provide customers with voice-activated account information Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Bank (“Southern”) today announced the launch of “Southern Bancorp Voice Banking for Amazon Alexa,” as a free, optional feature for customers. Developed by...
Oct 18, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK – Southern Bancorp announced today the opening of a loan production office (LPO) in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The LPO opened Monday, October 21st making it the community development bank’s 48th location in a market area spanning both Arkansas and...
Oct 16, 2019 | Blog, Dollar Scholar
Working for Southern Bancorp as a “wealth builder for everyone” has made me take a closer look at my own finances. As mentioned in previous blogs, I’ve spent the last year reducing debt and saving automatically in an effort to increase my net worth, and I’m often told...
Oct 9, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“Southern”), holding company of Southern Bancorp Bank, announced today that it has officially become the first Certified B Corporation (B Corp) headquartered in Arkansas (there are currently no B Corp companies headquartered...
Oct 4, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Carrah Grandi named Consumer Loan Officer. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Carrah Grandi to Consumer Loan Officer in Hernando, Mississippi. She joined the Southern Bancorp team in 2010 and previously held the position of Senior...