BEAR STATE BANK
- Bank Name:Bear State Bank
- Bank Class:Federal Reserve Member Bank
- Member FDIC:Certificate #3857 - Inactive
- Web Address:bearstatebank.com
HISTORY OF BEAR STATE BANK
Bear State Bank was established in December 1897 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The bank operated as a subsidiary of Bear State Financial Holdings, Llc. Bear State Bank was classified as a commercial bank, state charter and Fed member, supervised by the Federal Reserve (FRB). Bear State Bank is no longer doing business under that name. To view branches, routing numbers, phone numbers and business hours; you can check Arvest Bank page.
Below is a list of some important events in banks history, including mergers and acquisitions.
DATEEVENT
12/06/1897 -Institution established: Original name: The First National Bank of De Queen
01/20/2005 -Acquired First National Bank of Howard County (20365) in Dierks, AR
01/20/2005 -Acquired Citizens National Bank of Nashville (21746) in Nashville, AR
02/16/2006 -Acquired The First National Bank (20360) in Ashdown, AR
02/16/2006 -Acquired First National Bank (1035) in Waldron, AR
08/17/2007 -Acquired First National Bank (22391) in Hot Springs, AR
08/17/2007 -Moved bank headquarters from De Queen, AR to Hot Springs, AR
08/17/2007 -Changed name to First National Bank
08/13/2011 -Acquired First National Bank (15616) in Idabel, OK
02/13/2015 -Acquired First Federal Bank (28982) in Harrison, AR
02/13/2015 -Acquired Heritage Bank, National Association (16983) in Jonesboro, AR
02/13/2015 -Moved bank headquarters from Hot Springs, AR to Little Rock, AR
02/13/2015 -Changed name to Bear State Bank, National Association
02/20/2016 -Acquired Metropolitan National Bank (24311) in Springfield, MO
06/28/2016 -Changed name to Bear State Bank
06/28/2016 -Changed primary regulatory agency from Comptroller of the Currency to Federal Reserve Board
06/28/2016 -Changed institution class to Insured Commercial Or Savings Banks, State, Members FRS
04/21/2018 -Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Arvest Bank (8728) in Fayetteville, AR
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Bear State Bank "ex 1st National" was a good and friendly bank until Arvest (now the biggest Bank/most branches in Ark) bought their reputation and discarded most of BSB locations. Arvest Bank (with and before) the aqusition is staffed with (mostly incompent employees) and is unable to provide reasonable service to any customers. I rate Arvest Bank the lowest ranking in Hot Springs. "More posts to follow.