Oct 14, 2014 | Past Policy Efforts, Public Policy Blog
In a national survey, only 33 percent of adults over the age of 50 could correctly answer three questions testing basic knowledge of interest rates, inflation and financial markets. And despite the widespread advertisement and usage of credit cards by young adults,...
Oct 1, 2014 | News, Press Releases
Dominik Mjartan appointed CEO of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, EVP of Southern Bancorp, Inc. Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams today announced that Dominik Mjartan has been named Chief Executive Officer of Southern Bancorp Community...
Sep 29, 2014 | Past Policy Efforts, Public Policy Blog
Every two years, our partners at CFED (the Corporation for Enterprise Development) host a conference in Washington, D.C. for those who are passionate about expanding economic opportunity in the United States. This conference, the Assets Learning Conference (ALC), took...
Aug 21, 2014 | Public Policy Blog, Tax-time Savings
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal tax credit for low- and moderate-income working people, recognized for its success in promoting work and alleviating poverty as well as offsetting payroll and income taxes. Due to its success, federal policymakers over...
Aug 11, 2014 | Past Policy Efforts, Public Policy Blog
Last week, Gallup reported in a survey that not only did the rate of uninsured adult Arkansans decline by nearly half (from 22.5 percent in 2013 to 12.4 percent mid-2014), but that Arkansas now leads the country in decreasing the percentage of uninsured adults and...
Jul 21, 2014 | Public Policy Blog
Southern has a long-standing commitment to provide opportunities for economic stability and mobility for people and communities in rural Arkansas and Mississippi, and to complement our asset-building services, Southern promotes public policy efforts in both states and...
Jun 26, 2014 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog
Last month, the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) presented a federal policy proposal offering ten opportunities to reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to better fulfill its purpose of moving families toward self-sufficiency....
Apr 29, 2014 | IDAs and CSAs, Public Policy Blog
This week, Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) released its paper, “Evaluating College Savings Plans: A Case Study on Arkansas and Mississippi,” to illustrate and examine the current options of college savings accounts offered in Arkansas and Mississippi and...
Apr 18, 2014 | Payday Lending, Public Policy Blog
Southern Bancorp has been a longtime advocate for policies, programs and products that promote family economic security. A part of this advocacy includes efforts to eliminate predatory practices such as payday lending. In our most recent Policy Points edition,...
Mar 10, 2014 | IDAs and CSAs, Public Policy Blog
Last week, the Institute on Assets and Social Policy, a research institute at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management, released “State Asset Building Coalitions: Perspectives from the Field.” The report captures the key lessons learned...
