Housing

Lakisha Butler

Jun 9, 2023

As a single mom of four, owning a house had long felt like a distant dream for Lakisha Butler. But one day, she happened upon a financial education course being led by Southern Bancorp that made her rethink this distance.

Jessica Drye

Jun 9, 2023

With the help of Southern Bancorp, Jessica Drye went from no bank account and little credit to purchasing a car on her own and her first home in just two years.

Cheryl Hampton

Mar 23, 2022

Cheryl Hampton Sixth generation Arkansan, mom, homeowner, and saver. Click on the image below to watch her video. More Southern Stories Name: Cheryl Hampton Location: Marianna, Arkansas Goal Areas: Savings, Housing Cheryl Hampton still remembers the day when she found...

Carmen Morfin Villa

May 21, 2020

Carmen Morfin Villa Name: Carmen Morfin Villa Location: El Dorado, Arkansas Goal Areas: Savings, Housing Carmen Morfin Villa came to the United States with a desire to build a better life for her and her family. Yet, as hard as she worked, she found herself unable to...

LaKristen Spiller

Feb 26, 2020

LaKristen Spiller Location: Blytheville, Arkansas Core Goals affected: Savings, Housing Owning one’s own home is a dream shared by countless Americans, and it can be driven by a variety of factors ranging from the desire to build one’s net worth to having a place to...

Vernetha Jackson

Dec 19, 2016

Vernetha JacksonName: Vernetha JacksonLocation: Helena-West Helena, ArkansasGoal Areas: Housing, SavingsAt age 63, grandmother and beloved public school employee Vernetha Jackson thought her dream of homeownership was destined to remain just that, a dream. However,...

Matt Inman