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Southern Bancorp Bank

Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Clark County

$3.0B in total assets, the 437th largest of 4,309 US banks and 9th of 78 headquartered in Arkansas.

FDIC certificate
1528
Established
1884
Owned by
Southern Bcorp Inc
Primary regulator
FED
Website
www.banksouthern.com

At a glance

Compared with 19 banks headquartered in Arkansas with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets, as of June 30, 2026.

Measure This bank Percentile Peer range, middle 90% Peer median
Total assets $3.0B 79% $1.6B
Loans $2.0B 74% $1.3B
Deposits $2.3B 79% $1.4B
Return on assets 0.90% 10% 1.24%
Net interest margin 3.64% 10% 4.01%
Efficiency ratio 70.6% 90% 57.4%
Equity to assets 12.46% 79% 9.57%
Loans to deposits 85% 32% 89%

Growth

Total assets grew 8.9% a year over the last 5 years and 10.0% a year over 10 years, including 3 acquisitions in the last 10 years.

Acquisitions

ClosedAcquired bankAssets at acquisition
Feb 2023PREMIER BANK OF ARKANSAS Jonesboro, AR, an affiliate under the same holding company$242M
May 2021Arkansas County Bank De Witt, AR$189M
Jun 2017Farmers Bank Hamburg, AR$43M
Dec 2014The Bank of Bolivar County Shelby, MS$16M
May 2010Southern Bancorp Bank of Blytheville, National Association Blytheville, AR, an affiliate under the same holding company$253M
May 2010Southern Bancorp Bank of Trumann Rogers, AR, an affiliate under the same holding company$113M
Nov 2009Southern Bancorp Bank Ruleville, MS, an affiliate under the same holding company$175M
Nov 2009Southern Bancorp Bank, National Association West Helena, AR, an affiliate under the same holding company$217M
Jun 2009Timberland Bank El Dorado, AR$135M

Where they operate

54 branches in 26 counties.

Largest markets by deposits

CountyDepositsMarket shareRank
Clark County, AR$545M58.6%1 of 8
Garland County, AR$211M6.8%6 of 14
Phillips County, AR$210M45.1%2 of 2
Pulaski County, AR$193M0.7%17 of 33
Mississippi County, AR$153M18.3%2 of 6
Union County, AR$144M8.9%5 of 7

Deposits by branch from the FDIC Summary of Deposits, June 2026. Rank among all banks with branches in that county.

Branch history since 2016

Net gain of 12 branches since 2016 (42 to 54, +28.6%). 8 opened, 7 acquired, 3 closed or sold.

PeriodWhat happenedOpened or acquiredClosed or soldNet changeBranches at end
Start of 2016Starting point42
2016Opened Gurdon10+143
2017Acquired Farmers Bank10+144
2018Opened Mount Ida10+145
2019Opened Glenwood10+146
2020Opened Hattiesburg10+147
2021Acquired Arkansas County BankOpened Hattiesburg, closed Hattiesburg and Manila42+249
2023Acquired PREMIER BANK OF ARKANSASOpened Canton and Little Rock50+554
2024Opened Olive Branch10+155
2025Closed Friars Point01−154

Balance sheet and earnings

Loans by type

TypeShareThis bankPeers
1-4 family residential 25%22%
Commercial real estate 22%30%
Construction and land 16%13%
Farmland 10%10%
Business (C&I) 10%14%
Agricultural 5%3%
Multifamily 5%5%
Consumer 2%2%
Other 4%1%

Deposits by type

TypeShareThis bankPeers
Other interest-bearing 51%47%
Time deposits 24%35%
Noninterest-bearing 24%18%

Brokered deposits are 5.0% of deposits (peers 7.0%).

Return on assets

Trailing four quarters, with the peer median.

Credit and capital

This bankPeer median
Noncurrent loans1.35%0.39%
Net charge-offs, annualized0.12%0.08%
Reserves to loans1.05%1.29%
Leverage ratio11.85%10.20%

Noncurrent loans exclude government-guaranteed portions.

Similar size in Arkansas

Largest competitors in Clark County, AR

Figures as of June 30, 2026 from the bank's Call Report, FDIC structure and branch data, and the Federal Reserve. Short link: bankingstats.com/banks/southern-bancorp-bank-arkadelphia-ar