Southern Bancorp Community Partners Welcomes New Director of Lending
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) loan fund and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), recently announced the hiring of Charlton Seward as Director of Lending. In this role, Seward will lead SBCP’s lending...
Southern Bancorp Organizations Promote America Saves Week
LITTLE ROCK – 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 (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) development finance organization and loan...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners Receives $2 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) loan fund and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) announced today that it has received a $2 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. SBCP serves economically...
Southern Bancorp Community Partners announces policy brief and webinar addressing debt in Mississippi
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) recently published Deferred Dreams: How Unmanageable and Abusive Debt Hinder Savings and Economic Security in Mississippi, a policy brief that explores how historic levels of debt have proved an impediment...
Southern Bancorp Names New Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
Janie Ginocchio to lead organization’s policy agenda and advocacy efforts LITTLE ROCK– Southern Bancorp today announced the hiring of Janie Ginocchio as the new Director of Public Policy and Advocacy. In this role, Ginocchio will advocate for public policies in...
Southern Bancorp Organizations Promote America Saves Week
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...Southern Bancorp Statement on Recently Announced CFPB Rule Change Affecting Payday Lenders
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...
Dr. Karama Neal Named President of Southern Bancorp Community Partners
Little Rock, Ark. – Southern Bancorp, Inc. CEO Darrin Williams announced today that Dr. Karama Neal has been named President of Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) development finance organization and loan fund. SBCP works alongside, and in...