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Southern Bancorp recognized for efforts to support minority business growth
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.
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...
Southern 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...
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 homes...
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...
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 Bureau...
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 the...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners COO, Karama Neal discusses rural economic vitality at Rural Housing conference
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...
Into the Light: A Survey of Arkansas Borrowers Seven Years after State Supreme Court Bans Usurious Payday Lending Rates
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 coalition of...
Jennifer Johnson new Policy Director for 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...