Oct 24, 2016 | Blog, Safety Tips, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
When it comes to tax time, it’s probably safe to assume that most folks aren’t thinking about savings. But that’s exactly what we at Southern Bancorp had on our mind in 2016 when we unveiled the Split, Save and Win sweepstakes aimed at encouraging people to save a...
Sep 16, 2016 | News, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Southern Bancorp Community Partners COO, Karama Neal, (second from left) was a presenter at the St. Louis Fed’s recent panel, What It’s Worth: Building more financially prosperous Arkansans through savings and education. The event was sponsored by the St. Louis...
May 11, 2016 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Washington, DC – Southern Bancorp Community Partners COO Karama Neal served as a panelist at a national conference focused on rural housing. The Future of Rural Communities: Implications for Housing, was hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the...
May 2, 2016 | Publications, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
In 2009, the last Arkansas payday loan store closed for business. At the industry’s peak, three years earlier, payday lenders operated 275 stores across the Natural State. Arkansans Against Abusive Payday Lending (AAAPL – www.stoppaydaypredators.org), a...
Jan 19, 2016 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Southern Bancorp Community Partners Names New Policy Director Jennifer Johnson to lead organization’s federal, state and regulatory efforts Little Rock – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) financial development and lending partner of Southern...
Jan 11, 2016 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Dominik Mjartan, CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, included in list of young national leaders Little Rock, Ark. – The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the nation’s leading philanthropic publication, last week unveiled its inaugural 40 Under 40 List of “Young...
Sep 20, 2015 | News, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Dom Mjartan went from Czech exchange student to family man with a great job and a white picket fence. He wants all American kids to have such a chance. Arkansas Democrat Gazette By Frank Fellone Dominik Mjartan lives the American dream. “I think I changed three...
Sep 20, 2015 | News, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Arkansas down 37 since ’08, small communities feel loss Arkansas Democrat Gazette Article by David Smith Burdensome bank regulations and bank consolidation are causing a decline in the number of branches in rural Arkansas, say executives with one...
Sep 1, 2015 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Arkansas Community Foundation leads investor group with $1 million Little Rock – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)3 financial development and lending partner of Southern Bancorp, today announced it had crossed the $2.5 million mark in new...
Jul 27, 2015 | News, Press Releases, Southern Bancorp Community Partners
For release: July 27, 2015 Contacts: Adriene L. Dempsey Office: (314) 444-7471 Mobile: (314) 852-5968 Email: adriene.l.dempsey@stls.frb.org Karama Neal of Southern Bancorp Community Partners Joins St. Louis Fed’s Little Rock Branch Board LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Karama...
