Bear State Financial, founded in 1996 as First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, operates as the bank holding company for Bear State Bank, N.A. that provides various financial products to individuals and business customers.
The company offers a range of retail and business deposit accounts, including non-interest and interest bearing checking, savings and money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The bank also provides loans comprising one-to four-family residential real estate, multifamily residential real estate, construction and land development, as well as commercial real estate and commercial business loans; and consumer loans. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: BSF
Bear State Financial is listed as #16 on the Fortune 100 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $380 million and a three year growth rate of 93 percent. The company acquired Metropolitan Bank in 2015, which increased their offices to a total of 48 in three states.
Bear State FinancialBear State Financial, founded in 1996 as First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, operates as the bank holding company for Bear State Bank, N.A. that provides various financial products to individuals and business customers.
The company offers a range of retail and business deposit accounts, including non-interest and interest bearing checking, savings and money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The bank also provides loans comprising one-to four-family residential real estate, multifamily residential real estate, construction and land development, as well as commercial real estate and commercial business loans; and consumer loans. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: BSF
Bear State Financial is listed as #16 on the Fortune 100 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $380 million and a three year growth rate of 93 percent. The company acquired Metropolitan Bank in 2015, which increased their offices to a total of 48 in three states.