First National Bank of Howard County
| Status: | Inactive as of 01/20/2005 |
| Merger - Without Assistance | |
| Successor Bank: | Bear State Bank |
| Headquarters: | First National Bank of Howard County Main And Third Streets Dierks, AR 71833 |
| Established: | 02/15/1971 |
| FDIC Insurance: | 02/15/1971 |
| FDIC Cert: | #20365 |
| Charter Class: | Commercial bank, national (federal) charter and Fed member, supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) |
| Total Assets: | $38,460,000 |
| Total Deposits: | $31,381,000 |
History
| 1971-02-15 | Institution established: Original name:Peoples Bank | |
| 1983-09-21 | Changed name to First National Bank of Howard County | |
| 2005-01-20 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of The First National Bank of De Queen (3857) in DE QUEEN, AR | |
| 2005-01-20 | Acquired Citizens National Bank of Nashville (21746) in NASHVILLE, AR | |
| 2006-02-16 | Acquired The First National Bank (20360) in ASHDOWN, AR | |
| 2006-02-16 | Acquired First National Bank (1035) in WALDRON, AR | |
| 2007-08-17 | Changed name to First National Bank (3857) | |
| 2007-08-17 | Acquired First National Bank (22391) in HOT SPRINGS, AR | |
| 2007-08-17 | Moved bank headquarters from DE QUEEN, AR to HOT SPRINGS, AR | |
| 2011-08-13 | Acquired First National Bank (15616) in IDABEL, OK | |
| 2015-02-13 | Acquired Heritage Bank, National Association (16983) in JONESBORO, AR | |
| 2015-02-13 | Moved bank headquarters from HOT SPRINGS, AR to LITTLE ROCK, AR | |
| 2015-02-13 | Changed name to Bear State Bank, National Association (3857) | |
| 2015-02-13 | Acquired First Federal Bank (28982) in HARRISON, AR | |
| 2016-02-20 | Acquired Metropolitan National Bank (24311) in SPRINGFIELD, MO | |
| 2016-06-28 | Changed institution class to INSURED COMMERCIAL OR SAVINGS BANKS, STATE, MEMBERS FRS | |
| 2016-06-28 | Changed primary regulatory agency from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD | |
| 2016-06-28 | Changed name to Bear State Bank (3857) | |
| 2018-04-21 | Merged into and subsequently operated as part of Arvest Bank (8728) in FAYETTEVILLE, AR |