Jan 26, 2021 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp is excited to announce the hiring of Paul Flowers as a commercial lender in Clarksdale, Mississippi. A veteran in the banking industry, he has served as both a lender and a branch manager in his 24-year career. “We are excited...
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...
Sep 2, 2020 | News, Press Releases
Lee will manage loan processing and administration throughout Southern Bancorp Bank. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Ardella Lee to Director of Loan Operations, a leadership position in which she will manage loan processing and...
Aug 17, 2020 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Deferred Dreams: How Unmanageable and Abusive Debt Hinder Savings and Economic Security to be discussed during public webinar on Wednesday, August 19. LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) recently published “Deferred Dreams: How...
