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The banks serving active duty personnel

Independent Banker

Under Larry Wilson’s leadership, First Arkansas Bank and Trust’s branch on the Little Rock Air Force Base was named the 2020 Air Force Bank of the Year. Community banks operate on a majority of the country’s military installations. Community banks comprise more than two-thirds of the 66 banks operating on U.S. By Judith Sears.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

(Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart). How did they grow so quickly?

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Walmart Wants To Add $250 Billion In US-Made Products By 2023

PYMNTS

Manufacturing Summit at its Arkansas headquarters this week, inviting hundreds of companies, suppliers and entrepreneurs to discuss how it was going to find and support more American products and manufacturers and accept new American manufactured product pitches. Walmart held its fourth annual U.S.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #3 ESB Financial Corporation

Jeff For Banks

Last post was dedicated to the #4 Bank, Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, Arkansas (see post here ). Part of the secret sauce may be management longevity, as most senior managers, including CEO Charlotte Zuschlag, have been with ESB for 20 years or more. I will review my top five in descending order.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

PYMNTS

Speaking before Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the rest of the committee, witnesses from the Fed and other areas of the payments community offered their support to FedNow — but not without caveats. Accessibility Beyond Big Banks.

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The AI Industry Series: Top Healthcare AI Trends To Watch

CB Insights

The FDA is focused on clearly defining and regulating “software-as-a-medical-device,” especially in the light of recent rapid advances in AI. Users can now choose to share their data with third-party applications and medical researchers, opening up new opportunities for disease management and lifestyle monitoring.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

Gonzobanker

After years of pain and heartache around the letters C-F-P-B, bankers were ecstatic at the appointment of “hands off” Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and his decidedly “non-Cordray” approach to financial regulation. 2: The Bulls. Source: Federal Reserve.

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