FDIC Fines Bank of England Nearly $130K for 'Deceptive' Loan Claims
The Arkansas-based mortgage lender waived its right to a hearing on the matter.
View ArticlePowell Says Omicron Clouds Inflation, Economic Outlook
He said the new variant could worsen supply chain disruptions.
View ArticleNominees Announced for 34th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Finalists and winners in each category will be celebrated March 9 at the DoubleTree in Little Rock.
View ArticlePowell Says Fed May Accelerate Pullback in Economic Support
It could put the central bank on a path to begin raising its key short-term rate as early as the first half of next year.
View ArticleFormer Craighead County Clerk Gets 10 Years For Embezzlement
Jacob "Kade" Holliday still faces federal charges in another case.
View ArticleArkansas Governor to Call Special Session on Tax Cut Plan
The primary focus will be on a tax cut package that calls for reducing the state's top income tax rate from 5.9% to 4.9%
View ArticleIndependent Community Bankers of America, Venture Center Name 2022...
The program will kick off with a Jan. 11 event.
View ArticlePowell: Fed 'Not At All Sure' Inflation Will Fade Next Year
"Inflation has been more persistent and higher than we've expected," he told a House panel.
View ArticleBanker Jerry Morgan Appointed to ASU System Board of Trustees
He'll fill the the remaining term of Dr. Tim Langford, who resigned in September.
View ArticleNew Hires Made at Forge Inc. (Movers & Shakers)
Sandra Carrasco-Quezada, Bill Fox and Morgan Scholz have joined Forge Inc. of Huntsville, a nonprofit community loan fund.
View ArticleThe Cost of Today (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
While the natural tendency toward inflation is to find someone to blame, it seems to us we should be a little more appreciative of the cause. (We certainly know the effect.)
View ArticleSurvey: Business Economists Foresee Persistent Inflation
Two-thirds of the panelists said they think wage gains will keep inflation elevated over the next three years.
View ArticleArkansas Lawmakers Meeting to Take Up Income Tax Cut Plan
The proposal calls for cutting Arkansas' top individual income tax rate from 5.9% to 4.9%.
View ArticleArkansas Lawmakers Advance Income Tax Cut During Session
Legislative panels also endorsed incentives aimed at helping the state lure a U.S. Steel expansion in Mississippi County.
View ArticleArkansas Lawmakers OK Income Tax Cuts, Adjourn Session
Critics argued that the cuts are skewed toward the wealthy and that the money would be better spent elsewhere.
View ArticleAverage US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Hold Firm Another Week
Many economists expect U.S. interest rates to rise in coming months.
View ArticleSpeakers, Date Set for Business Forecast Luncheon
David Altig, executive vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, will give the national forecast.
View ArticleArkansas Capital Hires Logan (Movers & Shakers)
Austin Logan of White Hall has joined Arkansas Capital Corp. of Little Rock as vice president of commercial lending.
View ArticleUnemployment Rates in Arkansas Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels
Just as unemployment fell statewide in October, to 3.7%, unemployment rates in all eight Arkansas metro areas also declined, with rates falling by 0.2 to 0.4 percentage points.
View ArticleVision Technologies in Chapter 7
Vision Technologies Inc., the military-grade camera technology company in Rogers, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation last month, listing $2.6 million in debts and just $136,000 in assets.
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