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Southern Bancorp Selects Charles Blake as Little Rock Market Executive
Former legislator and city official will help lead business development and community outreach for the mission-focused bank Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced the hiring of Charles Blake as...
Southern Bancorp Names Lydia Smith as Director of Mortgage Production
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced the hiring of Lydia Smith as its Director of Mortgage Production. Smith is based out of Memphis, Tenn., but will serve the CDFI’s entire footprint as it...
Southern Bancorp Names Ginny Markham-Jones as Director of Mortgage Operations & Compliance
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced the hiring of Ginny Markham-Jones as its Director of Mortgage Operations & Compliance. The position marks the latest step in the CDFI’s expanding...
Southern Bancorp Names Jeremy Davis as President of Mortgage, Plans Retail Mortgage Expansion
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced the hiring of a President of Mortgage, a position that will lead its mortgage company and expand its efforts in the industry. Following a nationwide...
Southern Bancorp’s Jason Giachelli Promoted to Division President
Giachelli will lead the bank’s operations in five Mississippi markets
Southern Bancorp’s Jeremy Hurst Promoted to Market Manager
Hurst will oversee lending operations in three of Southern Bancorp’s markets HERNANDO, Miss. – Southern Bancorp Bank today announced the promotion of Jeremy Hurst to Market Manager. Hurst has been with Southern Bancorp, a Community Development Financial Institution...
Southern Bancorp, Inc., Southern Bancorp Community Partners awarded nearly $10 Million to support lending and investments in financially underserved communities
Funds are part of $1.7B in awards to 603 Community Development Financial Institutions across the country through the CDFI Equitable Recovery Program LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has awarded...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners Names Wonda London Community Inclusion Lender for Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) loan fund and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), today announced Wonda London as its newest Community Inclusion Lender. SBCP is the nonprofit arm of Southern Bancorp, Inc.,...
Philander Smith, Southern Bancorp Successfully Wrap Inaugural Innovation Challenge for Local Students
Two-day ‘Champions of Change Challenge’ tasked Philander students to solve a real-world problem with innovative solutions for $5,000 worth of prizes Photo Gallery | Video | Website LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – On Feb. 11 and 15, in the heart of Black History Month and...
Southern Bancorp Completes Conversion of Premier Bank of Arkansas
Jonesboro, Marion, and West Memphis branches increase number of Southern Bancorp locations to 56 across Arkansas and Mississippi LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp...