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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...
Southern Bancorp Welcomes New Lender in Olive Branch
LITTLE ROCK, ARK - Southern Bancorp is excited to announce the recent hiring of Lou Evans as a consumer lender in Olive Branch, Mississippi. She comes to Southern with an extensive background in small business lending, cash flow analysis, financial consulting,...
Darrin Williams featured in Bloomberg Businessweek
On September 21st, 2020, Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc., was featured in Bloomberg Businessweek in the article "One of Finance’s Few Black CEOs Thrives Where Big Banks Fled" by Jeff Green and Peter Robison. The article examines how Southern Bancorp's...
Southern Bancorp’s Ardella Lee Promoted to Director of Loan Operations
Lee will manage loan processing and administration throughout Southern Bancorp Bank. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Ardella Lee to Director of Loan Operations, a leadership position in which she will manage loan processing and...
Southern Bancorp Opens New Hattiesburg Location
LITTLE ROCK – Southern Bancorp announced today the opening of a loan production office (LPO) in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The LPO opened Monday, August 24, making it the community development bank’s 49th location in a market area spanning both Arkansas and...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners announces policy brief and webinar addressing debt in Arkansas
Deferred Dreams: How Unmanageable and Abusive Debt Hinder Savings and Economic Security to be discussed during public webinar on Wednesday, August 19. LITTLE ROCK, ARK - Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) recently published “Deferred Dreams: How Unmanageable...
Southern Bancorp Bank receives $50 million New Markets Tax Credit Award
Allocation among more than $3.5 billion in credits awarded by CDFI Fund LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp Bank announced today that it had been selected by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund’s (CDFI Fund) to receive $50 million in New Markets Tax...
Southern Bancorp Announces Leadership Promotions in DeSoto County
LITTLE ROCK – Southern Bancorp recently announced the promotions of Jeremy Hurst and Josh Newsom to City Presidents in Hernando and Olive Branch, Mississippi. Hurst previously served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending in Hernando. Newsom began his career...
George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Systemic Racism and where Southern Bancorp goes from here…
(A message to the Southern Bancorp employees) It’s unlikely that there is one among us who has not heard about the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota by the police and the ensuing protests and demonstrations that have engulfed our country. From New York City to...
Southern Bancorp and Arkadelphia’s H&T Truss Mill featured in The Economist
On May 2, 2020, The Economist shared the story of how H&T Truss Mill struggled during the pandemic, but were able to stay afloat thanks to a Paycheck Protection Program Loan they received through Southern Bancorp. The Paycheck Protection Program was designed to...