People helping people find financial solutions for life.

Over Fifty Years of Serving Our Communities
The story of Arvest is one of commitment started by our founders, an intense dedication to focusing on the customer above all else. This philosophy has remained the same during our growth from a small bank to a network of community banks able to provide a complete range of financial services.

The bank where the Arvest story begins was The Bank of Bentonville, which had $3.5 million in deposits when purchased in 1961; followed in 1963 with the acquisition of an even smaller bank in the nearby town of Pea Ridge. In 1975, another bank was purchased in the neighboring town of Rogers, Arkansas and for almost a decade afterwards, these banks, each of them run independently and managed locally, were the entire banking network now known as Arvest.

Then, in 1984, the company entered an expansion phase by purchasing First National Bank of Siloam Springs and then McIlroy Bank & Trust in 1986. During the next two decades, the bank expanded its presence within its home state and outside through acquisitions in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. By the mid-2000’s the bank was operating more than 200 branches. It had also adopted the name Arvest Bank for all of its 15 community banks and grown assets to more than $7 Billion.

Since that time, the bank has further expanded, including into the Kansas City market and today has more than 240 locations that are part of 16 locally managed banks in more than 90 communities. Total assets now exceed $11 billion, making Arvest the largest bank in Arkansas, ranked by deposits and the largest bank in Oklahoma, ranked by number of locations.

From a small bank in a small town to a regional bank in towns both small and large, Arvest has and will continue to remain true to the principles and practices that have made it successful in order to guide its future. We will always be active and involved members of the communities we serve and we will always work to put the needs of our customers first as we continue to fulfill our mission - People helping people find financial solutions for life.

Arvest Bank is a regional bank that operates in a unique, customer-focused way. Arvest delivers the convenience and technological advantages of a large super-regional bank, but with the local commitment and decision-making of a local community bank. Our primary focus is on meeting and exceeding customer expectations through convenient hours, an extensive network of branches, competitive rates and pricing, technological innovation and offering a full line of banking, mortgage, investment, lending and wealth management services.

Arvest operates in 16 locally managed markets, each with its own president, management team and board of directors, in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. The majority of our 230+ branches are open 12-hours a day during the week for our customers' convenience.

Specialties
Personal Banking, Business Banking, Mortgage and Personal Loans, Commercial Loans