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Southern Bancorp, Inc. Closes on Arkansas County Bank Acquisition
ARKADELPHIA, ARK – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation and its wholly owned...
Southern Bancorp Organizations Promote America Saves Week
LITTLE ROCK – Southern Bancorp Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Bancorp, Inc. and one of the nation’s largest community development banks, is partnering with Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) development finance organization and loan...
Southern Bancorp, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Arkansas County Bank
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...
Southern Bancorp’s Glenwood Team Grows by Three
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...
Southern Bancorp’s Thomas ‘Hunter’ Deweese Promoted to SBA President
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...Southern Bancorp Community Partners Receives $2 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
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...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners announces policy brief and webinar addressing debt in Mississippi
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...
Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams Named to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2020 Bloomberg 50 List
(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...