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Southern Bancorp Announces the Retirement of Veteran Banker Alan Sims
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp today announced the retirement of Alan Sims, DeSoto County Market President. Sims joined the Southern Bancorp team in 2007, and has helped lead operations and expand Southern’s lending footprint in Northern Mississippi. He will...
Southern Bancorp Welcomes New Branch Manager in Hernando
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp today announced the hiring of Stacy Gann as the new Branch Manager in Hernando, Mississippi. Gann comes to Southern with nearly 15 years of banking experience. “We’re excited to have Stacy join the Southern Bancorp team as she not...
Southern Bancorp’s Wendy Von Kanel Promoted to Regional President
Von Kanel will help manage operations throughout Southern Bancorp’s Central Region LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Wendy Von Kanel to Regional President, a leadership position in which she will help manage operations in Phillips...
Southern Bancorp Launches Amazon Alexa Skill for Banking
Alexa skill to provide customers with voice-activated account information Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Bank (“Southern”) today announced the launch of “Southern Bancorp Voice Banking for Amazon Alexa,” as a free, optional feature for customers. Developed by...
Southern Bancorp Opens New Olive Branch Location
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...
Southern Bancorp, Inc. Becomes Certified as Arkansas’s First B Corporation
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...
Southern Bancorp Announces Promotion in Hernando
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...
Southern Bancorp Bank awarded $245,547 by U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp Bank, wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Bancorp, Inc. and one of the nation’s largest community development banks, has been selected to receive the maximum Bank Enterprise Award of $245,547 from the U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Fund for...
Southern Bancorp Opens New Glenwood Branch
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...
Southern Bancorp Welcomes New Commercial Lender in DeSoto County
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...