Southern Bancorp, Inc. is a $580 million development bank holding company committed to transforming rural economies by creating new trends of investments in people, jobs, businesses and property.
Southern Bancorp's family of companies offers a full line of financial products and development services to residents in rural Arkansas and the Delta region of Mississippi including: bank credit, housing development, small business assistance, "non-bank" lending, work force training, asset building, and advocacy for the poor.
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Southern Bancorp is a full-service community development bank with branch offices located in Arkansas and Mississippi.
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An affiliate of Opportunity Lands Corporation, Southern Bancorp CDC is a (501)(c)(3) non-profit organization that works side-by-side with OLC. Southern Bancorp CDC's
mission is to develop affordable housing for low, and moderate-income families.
Visit the Southern Bancorp CDC website: http://www.southerncdc.org
With a mission to revitalize rural economies, Southern Bancorp Capital Partners is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing lending services and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Southern Bancorp Capital Partners is a certified Community Development Financial Institution that has created and saved thousands of jobs.
Visit the Southern Bancorp website: http://www.southernfp.org
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the income and assets of low-income and low-skilled residents of the Delta in Arkansas and Mississippi. Our programs include:
Asset Builders
Through our matched savings accounts for adults and children, credit and homebuyer counseling, Volunteer Tax Income Assistance, and new "banking the unbanked" products, we are using innovative approaches to combat poverty by focusing not just on meeting the most immediate needs of low-income families, but also on the long-term benefits of building assets that will lift families out of poverty.
Public Policy
Our policy strategy embodies a passionate interest in helping Arkansans achieve greater economic and social prosperity. Through research and the experience of other SGFF programs, we develop and advocate for public policy change that will improve the incomes and assets of working families.
The Power to Care
Through The Power to Care, administered by Southern Good Faith Fund, Entergy Arkansas matches contributions to help low-income elderly or disabled customers pay their electric bill when they experience a financial crisis.
Donations are matched dollar for dollar, up to $500,000.