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Steve Danforth: Cultivating Success Through Community Partnership and Trust at Farmers & Merchants Bank
Farmers & Merchants Bank is a committed partner to nurturing growth and success for the people and businesses it serves. Steve Danforth, managing director of AP Fabrications of Stuttgart, has benefited from such a partnership. After graduating from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Agricultural Engineering, Danforth and his wife Donna moved to […]
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Leading with Service: Pepper Morrison’s Approach to Building Strong Business Solutions
For more than 25 years, Pepper Morrison has been a key player in the banking world, bringing expertise and a genuine passion for service to her role as Business Solutions Director at Farmers & Merchants Bank. From her beginnings in 1997 as a proof operator for a local bank to leading a team focused on […]
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Farmers & Merchants Bank Welcomes D. Kirk McDonald to Board of Directors
Farmers & Merchants Bankshares, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of D. Kirk McDonald, President and Chief Operating Officer of Zachry Exploration LLC, to its Board of Directors. McDonald brings decades of experience and a deep understanding of both the banking and energy industries. His appointment represents a strategic step forward for Farmers and […]
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AI in Community Banking: Finding the Right Fit
This column by Farmers & Merchants Bank CIO Tyler Morgan originally appeared in the October 2024 edition of Arkansas Money & Politics. Click here to see the magazine’s digital edition. By Tyler MorganChief Information OfficerFarmers & Merchants Bank Across the banking sector, leaders are weighing AI’s immense potential against the risks it may pose to […]
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Lee Ann Krisell: ‘Eventually, the Student Becomes the Teacher’
In 1977, Lee Ann Krisell found herself moving back home to the city of Stuttgart and the family farm in the Grand Prairie, and to begin this next stage in her life she began searching for a career. One of the first places that came to her mind was Farmers & Merchants Bank. She walked […]
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F&M Gains a Trusted Resource in Renà Escue
We are honored to announce the addition of Renà Escue to our Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville family. A 31-year veteran of wealth management and trust services, Escue has expertise in the management and operations of investment agency accounts, IRAs, tax-qualified plans, trusts, and estates. She has been in banking for […]
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