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Mission News – September 2016
Dear Friends of Southern, In recent weeks, Southern Bancorp’s work has been featured in national publications, including the Christian Science Monitor, which tackles the issue of payday lending and our work to develop payday loan alternatives; American Banker,...
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What to do if you’re the victim of a data breach
Today’s high-tech world calls for an ever increasing vigilance on the part of both businesses and consumers when it comes to keeping personal and financial data safe. Part of that vigilance is knowing what to do if you ever find yourself the victim of a data...
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Southern Bancorp Community Partners talks Split, Save and Win! at Savings and Education panel
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...
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Southern Bancorp receives award from the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce during Minority Enterprise Development Week
Southern Bancorp CEO, Darrin Williams, was recently presented the Supporting Organization of the Year award on behalf of Southern Bancorp for the community development bank’s efforts to support minority business growth.
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CDFI Fund Director Annie Donovan visits Clarksdale, Miss. to learn about Southern Bancorp’s customers, clients and impact on the community as a CDFI.
Southern Bancorp leaders welcomed Annie Donovan, Director of the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund, to Southern Bancorp’s Clarksdale, Miss. market earlier in the week. Director Donovan toured many of the small businesses that Southern has financed over the years, and met...
read moreSouthern Bancorp leaders speak about the future of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) at conference sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Southern Bancorp CEO, Darrin Williams, and Southern Bancorp Community Partners COO, Karama Neal, joined CDFI leaders from across the Southeast on Monday to discuss opportunities and strategies for financial institutions working to serve economically distressed and...
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The 2015 Annual Report is here!
View as PDF Presenting Southern Bancorp’s 2015 Annual Report. 2015 was a year of impact and innovation for Southern Bancorp, from developing new products and services for underserved and rural markets to growing the number of loans we made to help families buy...
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FDIC Consumer News – A Bank Customer’s Guide to Cybersecurity
Inside this Winter 2016 issue of FDIC Consumer News: What consumers can do and what banks and regulators are doing to help prevent online fraud and theft. Safety precautions for Internet Banking or shopping How to avoid identity theft online The roles of banks and the...
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USA Today Cites Southern Bancorp Research on Payday Lending
USA Today cited Southern Bancorp’s recent study of payday lending in Arkansas, Into the Light: A Survey of Arkansas Borrowers Seven Years after State Supreme Court Bans Usurious Payday Lending Rates, in a recent editorial on the Consumer Financial Protection...
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12 Tips to Secure your Mobile Devices
In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, we’d like to share with you a couple of quick tips to keep you, your identity, and your finances stay safe in this increasingly technological world. The American Bankers Association (aba.com) has released these to...
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