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Jeff Seeley

Jeff Seeley

Jun 9, 2023

In need of assistance but without many options, Jeff Seeley turned to a title lender in Hernando, Miss., who loaned him the money he needed but with the truck he needed for work on the line as collateral and at a 250% interest rate.

Jessica Drye

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.

Lorenzo Lewis

Apr 28, 2022

Lorenzo Lewis Founder and CEO of the Confess Project As a young man, Lorenzo Lewis spent countless days at his aunt’s salon, watching customers come and go, listening to their conversations. He noticed people often left happier than they arrived, a result he...

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

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...

School Savings Program

Feb 25, 2020

School Savings Program Location: Participating schools in Arkansas and Mississippi Core Goals affected: Savings Spare change isn’t always shiny, but it can create glowing results. That’s why most weeks of the school year, you’ll find Southern Bancorp hosting a “Bank...

Jennifer Williams

Feb 25, 2020

Jennifer Williams Name: Jennifer Williams Location: Cleveland, Mississippi Core Goals affected: Savings Jennifer Williams, a Mississippi mother and school teacher, fought back against predatory payday lenders to create a stronger financial future for her and her...

Delta Blues Alley Cafe

Feb 25, 2020

Delta Blues Alley Cafe Name: Jecorry Miller, owner of Delta Blues Alley Cafe Location: Clarksdale, Mississippi Core Goals affected: Savings, Jobs Clarksdale, Miss. native Jecorry Miller is no stranger to hard work. For years, he traveled theroads of the Mississippi...

Leatha Flenaugh

Dec 19, 2016

Leatha Flenaugh Name: Leatha Flenaugh Location: Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Goal Area: Savings Leatha Flenaugh had always been a hard worker, but like many Americans, she had accumulated a significant amount of credit card debt as a young woman. With a new sense of...