Simmons First National Corp. (SFNC) Expands their Operations outside Arkansas Border
Last Friday, Simmons First National Corporation announced that their wholly owned bank subsidiary, Simmons First National Bank, entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with loss share arrangements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The agreement is to purchase substantially all of the assets and to assume substantially all of the deposits and other liabilities of Southwest Community Bank in Springfield, Missouri. Upon completion of the acquisition, Simmons First will continue to remain extremely "well capitalized" by regulatory standards. They will require no additional capital to support this transaction. J. Thomas May, Chairman and CEO, said, "This acquisition is…