Feb 28, 2019 | News, Public Policy Blog, The Un- and Underbanked
By Darrin Williams, Southern Bancorp, Inc. CEO As appeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Sunday, February 24, 2019 The last week of February is a big week for savings in America and in Arkansas. It’s America Saves Week, and thanks to a recent proclamation from...
Feb 26, 2019 | Press Releases, Tax-time Savings
LITTLE ROCK – As part of America Saves Week 2019, February 25 – March 2, Southern Bancorp Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Bancorp, Inc. and one of the nation’s largest community development banks, is partnering with Southern Bancorp Community Partners...
Feb 22, 2019 | Public Policy Blog, Tax-time Savings
By Kathryn Hazelett Resolution (/ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/), noun: a firm decision to do or not to do something. Ah, New Year’s resolutions. Most of us make them and very few of us keep them. By this point in the year, we’ve probably all abandoned at least one. How can we...
Feb 20, 2019 | News, Tax-time Savings
Arkansas and Mississippi are encouraging their residents to take the pledge to save and build long-term wealth during America Saves Week (February 26 – March 3). Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson recently proclaimed this same week to be Arkansas Saves Week and Military...
Feb 15, 2019 | Public Policy Blog
By Kathryn Hazelett I’ve been thinking a lot about savings over the past few months as I’ve worked on this blog and on other papers for Southern. I realized that I generally divide savings into three categories. We save for college (ours, our student loans, and our...
Feb 8, 2019 | Payday Lending, Press Releases, Public Policy Blog
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with operations in Arkansas and Mississippi, announced its opposition to this week’s proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule change that would remove...