Jan 17, 2020 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp today announced the retirement of Alan Sims, DeSoto County Market President. Sims joined the Southern Bancorp team in 2007, and has helped lead operations and expand Southern’s lending footprint in Northern Mississippi. He will...
Dec 26, 2019 | Blog, Dollar Scholar
On December 10, 2016, I graduated from Arkansas State University, and on November 4, 2019, I sent in my final student loan payment. Some people spend a significant portion of their lives paying off student loans, so I realize I’m incredibly blessed to already have...
Dec 20, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp today announced the hiring of Stacy Gann as the new Branch Manager in Hernando, Mississippi. Gann comes to Southern with nearly 15 years of banking experience. “We’re excited to have Stacy join the Southern Bancorp team as she not...
Dec 17, 2019 | Blog, Public Policy
By James Owen Editor’s note: This is the second blog in a series aimed at understanding the what, where, why, and how of unbanked and underbanked households. If you love maps, this is the blog post for you. And if you like numbers, here are two important ones: seven...
Dec 17, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Von Kanel will help manage operations throughout Southern Bancorp’s Central Region LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – Southern Bancorp today announced the promotion of Wendy Von Kanel to Regional President, a leadership position in which she will help manage operations in Phillips...
Nov 22, 2019 | Blog, Public Policy
By James Owen Editor’s note: This is one in a series of blog posts to critically examine how poverty is defined, measured, and talked about, and how those conversations influence public policy. If you’ve been keeping up with our series on poverty, it should be...
Nov 14, 2019 | Blog, Public Policy
By James Owen Southern’s mission is to be wealth builders for everyone. If you’ve spent any time following our Twitter, Facebook, reading our blog posts, or participating in our community events, you’ve probably seen a post or had a conversation with a Southern...
Nov 12, 2019 | Blog, Super Saver
Black Friday as we knew it for years has changed. The days of having to go out at midnight to get a good deal are practically over, as many stores have started opening on Thanksgiving Day and others wait until normal business hours the day after. Nonetheless,...
Nov 12, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Alexa skill to provide customers with voice-activated account information Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Bank (“Southern”) today announced the launch of “Southern Bancorp Voice Banking for Amazon Alexa,” as a free, optional feature for customers. Developed by...
Oct 18, 2019 | News, Press Releases
LITTLE ROCK – Southern Bancorp announced today the opening of a loan production office (LPO) in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The LPO opened Monday, October 21st making it the community development bank’s 48th location in a market area spanning both Arkansas and...
