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 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...
Sep 23, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp is excited to announce the opening of its newest branch in Glenwood, Arkansas, located at 218 Elm Street. Doors open to the public on September 23rd. To celebrate the new branch, Southern is hosting a grand opening on October 11th...
Sep 10, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp recently announced the hiring of Bret Blankenship as Vice President of Commercial Lending in DeSoto County, Mississippi. He comes to Southern with more than 15 years of banking experience. “As a mission-focused financial...
Sep 6, 2019 | News, Public Policy
By Kathryn Hazelett Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of blog posts to critically examine how poverty is defined, measured, and talked about, and how those conversations influence public policy. I know, I know. We’ve been talking about poverty. Why are we...
Aug 16, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp is excited to announce the opening of its newest branch in Mount Ida, Arkansas, located at 1017 Hwy 270 E. Doors open to the public on August 19th. To celebrate the new branch, Southern is hosting a community cookout on August...
Aug 2, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp recently announced the hiring of Josh Newsom as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending in Hernando, Mississippi. Newsom has worked in the banking and finance industry for more than 12 years. “We’re excited to welcome Josh to...
Jul 12, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp was recently recognized with the America Saves Designation of Savings Excellence for the third consecutive year. This award is reserved for financial institutions who made extraordinary efforts to encourage and empower families and...