Oct 1, 2014 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Dominik Mjartan appointed CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, EVP of Southern Bancorp, Inc. Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams today announced that Dominik Mjartan has been named Chief Executive Officer of Southern Bancorp Community...
Aug 19, 2014 | News, Press Releases
Arkadelphia, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“Southern”), a rural-focused Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced it had signed an agreement to acquire the Bank of Bolivar County, which...
Jul 15, 2014 | Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
HELENA-WEST HELENA, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced that Helena’s new boutique clothing store, Bella, has been named runner-up in the Helena Start-Up Challenge business plan competition. Currently operating out of the gift store, Handworks, located on historic...
Jul 7, 2014 | News, Press Releases
Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons First National Corporation (“Simmons First,” NASDAQ-GS: SFNC) today announced plans to donate the Delta Trust & Bank (“Delta Trust”) branch located in Eudora, Arkansas to Southern Bancorp Bank, a rural-focused Community Development...
Jan 17, 2014 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Southern Bancorp kicks off its 10th year of offering free tax filing services for income eligible individuals and families in Arkansas and Mississippi on Tuesday, January 21st. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program features trained, IRS-certified...
Mar 15, 2013 | Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, AR. (March 15, 2013) – Tamika Edwards, director of public policy for Southern Bancorp Community Partners, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Community Development Advisory Council. Southern Bancorp Community...
Feb 26, 2013 | Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Jan. 31, 2013) — Over half of Arkansas residents currently risk financial disaster due to the absence of sufficient savings to fall back on in the event of a job loss, health crisis or other income-depleting emergency, according to a...
Feb 26, 2013 | Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Feb. 22, 2013) – A case for why Arkansas should enact legislation to eliminate asset limits on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is being presented by Southern Bancorp...
Feb 26, 2013 | News, Press Releases
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Arkansas (Feb. 26, 2013) – A sunny winter afternoon attracted an audience of about 200 to the dedication of Freedom Park in Helena-West Helena on Saturday, Feb. 23. The park honors the courage and determination of Freedom Seekers – fugitive slaves...
Feb 12, 2013 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Feb. 12, 2013) – Daniel Koehler, president of Koehler Software, Inc., and former chief financial officer of Union National Bank of Little Rock, has joined the board of Southern Bancorp Inc., a family of a community development bank (the fifth...