Press Releases

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today reported record net income of $271.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the...

(Memphis, Tenn.) – Simmons Bank announced today the promotions of two associates and a new hire to key leadership positions in the Tennessee market. Brandon Cooper has been promoted to executive...

(Pine Bluff, Ark.) - The City of Pine Bluff, Simmons Bank, Go Forward Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff Housing Authority, Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency, United Way of Southeast Arkansas, Liberty...

(Little Rock, Ark.) – Simmons Bank announced today the promotion of Chris White to executive vice president for Metro Market Development, reporting to Business and Consumer Banking head Joe...

(White Hall, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) celebrated the groundbreaking of a new branch in White Hall located at 1308 Robin Road. Construction on the new, approximately 4,700 square foot...

(Little Rock, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the creation of a new Corporate Banking Division. This new unit will provide Simmons Bank the ability to consolidate specialized...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release fourth quarter 2021 earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, January 27, 2022....

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons Bank announced today ground-breaking support for female student-athletes through a multi-university initiative whereby it will be the presenting sponsor of women’s...

(St. Louis, MO) – Simmons Bank and the Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis, Inc. (ULSTL) announced today the signing of a lease agreement that will establish a new full-service Simmons Bank...

(Pine Bluff, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the promotion of Duncan Bellingrath to Hot Springs Community President and Chad Pittillo to Pine Bluff Community President....

(Pine Bluff, Ark.) – Simmons Bank announced today its automatic savings program, Round-Up, allowed customers to save nearly $5 million during the first eleven months of 2021. More than 24,700...

PINE BLUFF, Ark – On November 19, 2021, Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) and Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: STXB) (“Spirit”)...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) presented a $30,000 donation to Junior Achievement USA (JA USA) at the Simmons River Market Building in Little Rock. The donation will fund...

(Pine Bluff, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today it received the 2021 Platinum Elite Lender designation for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans from RMI Business Finance. Listed...

PINE BLUFF, Ark and CONROE, Texas. - Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) and Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: STXB) (“Spirit”) announced...

(Little Rock, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the promotions of veteran bankers Jon Crippen, Marc Gerard and Martin Schrodt. These promotions align with the creation of Simmons...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) joined Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson, Dee Brown president and CEO of the P3 group and members of the community to celebrate the opening of the...

(Little Rock, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the hiring of Chris Ewing as the senior vice president and director of Consumer Finance Solutions. Ewing oversees the management and...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the...

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today reported net income of $80.6 million for the third...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons), in partnership with the War Memorial Stadium Commission and the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, announced today it is in...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today while it continues to complete negotiations on a title sponsorship deal with the City of Memphis, it has chosen Simmons Bank Liberty...

(Pine Bluff, Ark.) – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the addition of PGA TOUR Champions member Ken Duke to Team Simmons Bank. Duke joins fellow Simmons Bank brand ambassadors, Dawson...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) (Simmons or Company) announced today that it has completed the acquisitions of Landmark Community Bank (Landmark) based in...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons Bank announced today enhancements to the bank’s digital banking platform that includes new features designed to allow customers the ability to make one-time credit...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today that veteran financial services technology executive Ann Madea will be joining the bank, transitioning into the role of executive vice...

Little Rock, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) in partnership with the City of Memphis announced today that it is in advanced negotiations to be title sponsor of Liberty Bowl...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the expansion of its presence in West Little Rock with the purchase of Class A office space located at 17901 Chenal Parkway (17901...

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release third quarter 2021 earnings prior to the market opening on...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the promotion of two north central Arkansas leaders Jason Culpepper and Reggie Rose. Culpepper will take the helm as the new director...

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today that commercial banking veteran Marty Nay has been promoted to executive vice president and Texas Metro Division president....

Kansas City, MO – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the promotion of Mark Nuss as Kansas City market president. Nuss succeeds Marty Nay who was promoted to executive vice president and...

Columbia, Mo.– Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced Scott Yost as the senior vice president and director of private wealth in the Columbia market. Yost will oversee the growth and strategy of the...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank announced today that it has been named to Forbes’ America’s “Best-in-State” Employers list, marking the second consecutive year the bank has earned this...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons First Foundation announced today a $150,000 donation to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Arkansas. The gift will support the chapter’s Youth Engagement Program and...

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) announced today that the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (“Federal Reserve”) has...

Oklahoma City, Okla. – Simmons Bank (Simmons) announced today the promotion of John Bollinger to Oklahoma City market president. In his new role, Bollinger will oversee a team focused on...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today reported net income of $74.9 million for the second quarter of 2021 compared to net...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank announced Joe DiNicolantonio as the new executive vice president and head of consumer and business banking. DiNicolantonio will oversee all strategy and...

Nashville, Tenn. – Simmons Bank announced today the opening of a new corporate banking office in downtown Nashville located in the new Gulch Union office building at 1222 Demonbreun, a 20-story,...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –– Simmons Bank announced today it has been named to Forbes America’s “Best-In-State” Banks 2021 list in Arkansas, ranking third. This prestigious award is presented by...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release second quarter 2021 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, July 27, 2021....

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) announced today that it has entered into two separate definitive agreements to acquire...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has established a new organizational structure with the creation of two separate banking divisions – a community bank division and metro bank division. Freddie...

Little Rock, Ark. – Simmons Bank has promoted Paul Lowe as the metro division president for Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville. In this role, Lowe will oversee and drive a client-focused...

Jackson, Tenn. – Simmons Bank announced the promotion of Chuck Newell to community division president for Tennessee. In his new role, Newell will be responsible for managing community revenue...

Nashville, Tenn. – Simmons Bank announced today the addition of veteran-banker Paul Craig as its market president for Nashville, Tennessee. Craig will be responsible for overall market strategy...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today announced changes to certain senior leadership roles in order to position the...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today announced net income of $67.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared...

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has been named to Forbes magazine’s list of “World’s Best Banks” for the second year running. The recognition is based on surveys conducted by Forbes...

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas – Simmons has been named to Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Best Banks for 2021, ranking in the top 30 banks in the U.S. Forbes’ ratings are based on 10 metrics...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has tapped Rodney Hawkins as executive vice president and audit executive. Hawkins’ responsibilities include playing a lead role in the oversight,...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release first quarter 2021 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Click...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has named Lisa Hunter as the executive vice president and new chief data officer of the Data Office, a new business unit for the financial institution. The unit...

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS – Simmons First National Corporation (Nasdaq: SFNC) (“Simmons” or “Company”) announced today that Julie Stackhouse has been added to the Company’s board of...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corporation’s (NASDAQ: SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.18 per share quarterly cash dividend payable on April 5, 2021, to shareholders of...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has signed a five-year presenting sponsorship agreement with the Arkansas State Golf Association (ASGA). As part of the partnership, a new amateur event, the...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”), parent company of Simmons Bank, today announced net income of $254.9 million for the year...

WHITE HALL, Ark. – Simmons Bank announced plans to construct a second bank branch in White Hall on the recently acquired 2.24 acres of land located at the northeast corner of Robin Road and...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Simmons Bank has promoted Allan Ivie to regional president, wealth management, for its Missouri-Kansas markets. In this role, Ivie will oversee the bank’s existing trust...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has tapped Shelly Arnold to direct and lead its Private Client Group. The focus of the Private Client Group is the delivery of customized banking solutions...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release fourth quarter 2020 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Click...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 8, 2020 – The Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation today announced that Simmons Bank is donating $75,000 to the Snedeker Foundation through its Drive. Putt....

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Tuesday morning, Simmons Bank presented $30,000 to Junior Achievement USA (JA USA) at the Simmons River Market Building auditorium in downtown Little Rock. The donation,...

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has been named to Fortune’s list of “100 Fastest-Growing Companies” for 2020, the only Arkansas-based company to make the list. Fortune’s annual...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Simmons Bank recently announced Christian Lewis as the new regional community president to lead the southwest region of Missouri. With more than a decade of banking experience,...

Jefferson City, Missouri – This month, Simmons Bank received the 2020 Elite Lender designation from RMI Business Finance of Jefferson City, Missouri for its work with Small Business...

EL DORADO, Arkansas – On Oct. 28 Simmons Bank presented $25,000 to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) representatives to help fund the coming UAMS regional campus in El Dorado....

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corp.’s (NASDAQ: SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.17 per share quarterly cash dividend payable on January 5, 2021, to shareholders of...

PINE BLUFF, Ark., Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corporation (Nasdaq: SFNC) (“Company”), parent corporation of Simmons Bank, announced today the resumption of the...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today announced net income of $65.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020,...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons Bank donated a $1 million gift to support the construction of the new Dr. Josetta Wilkins Jefferson County Health Unit and the Sergeant Elga Lee Roberts Jefferson...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release third quarter 2020 earnings prior to the market opening on Monday, October 19, 2020. Click...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons Bank has been named to Arkansas Business’ list of Best Places to Work for a third year in a row. The award recognizes Simmons and 46 other companies as the best...

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has been named a 2020 “Best-In-State Employer” for its home state of Arkansas by Forbes. The annual recognition is determined by an independent survey of...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC), parent company of Simmons Bank, today announced it will conduct a live conference call beginning at 9:00 a.m. CDT on Monday,...

GAINESVILLE, Texas – Simmons Bank has named Mike Crawley community president for its Gainesville market, placing him at the helm of local strategy along with loan and deposit growth. Crawley’s...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corp.’s (NASDAQ: SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.17 per share quarterly cash dividend payable on October 5, 2020, to shareholders of...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Simmons Bank has named John Barber executive vice president and chief credit officer and Jimmy Crocker executive vice president, wealth management. Both executives will be...

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas – Simmons has been named to Forbes magazine’s list of The World’s Best Banks for 2020, ranking in the top 20 banks in the U.S. In total, 23 countries were represented on...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today announced net income of $58.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared...

DALLAS, Texas – Simmons Bank has named Kent Eastman executive vice president and Texas Division president. Eastman’s responsibilities will range from overseeing business development and brand...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release second quarter 2020 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Click...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corp.’s (NASDAQ: SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.17 per share quarterly cash dividend payable July 6, 2020, to shareholders of record...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) (the “Company” or “Simmons”) today announced net income of $77.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release first quarter 2020 earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Click...

Pine Bluff, Arkansas – Simmons First National Corporation (Nasdaq: SFNC) (“Company”) announced today that its board of directors has approved an amendment to the Company’s stock repurchase...

FORT SMITH-FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has promoted Charlie Van Ness to market president for Northwest Arkansas. Van Ness, who previously served two years as Simmons’ Northwest...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The PGA TOUR’s Korn Ferry Tour, Simmons Bank and TOUR Vision Promotions today announced an eight-year partnership for Simmons Bank to serve as title sponsor of the...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Simmons Bank has named Marc Gerard senior vice president and regional retail manager for Simmons’ expanding Missouri market. “Marc brings more than 20 years of retail...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Simmons First National Corp.’s (NASDAQ: SFNC) board of directors declared a regular $0.17 per share quarterly cash dividend payable April 6, 2020, to shareholders of record...

Pine Bluff, AR – Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced net income of $237.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $215.7 million for 2018, an...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) today announced it expects to release fourth quarter 2019 earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Click...

FORT SMITH-FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Simmons Bank has promoted Greg Martin to executive vice president and division president for its Northwest Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma markets. The decision...

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas - Simmons has named Jon Crippen regional retail manager for its Texas and Southwest divisions. Crippen brings nearly 20 years of experience overseeing branch networks with...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On #GivingTuesday, Simmons Bank presented a $42,000 check to Junior Achievement USA (JA USA) at a news conference in the Simmons River Market Building auditorium in downtown...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Simmons Bank Executive Vice President and Southwest Division President Mark Funke has announced plans to retire. Funke joined Simmons as the result of its merger with...