list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message first security bank bank better . type private industry finance founded 1932 as security bank headquarters searcy arkansas usa key people reynie rutledge chairman products credit cards loans deposit products investments insurance financial planning trust asset management and cash management services . number of employees over 900 1 website fsbank.com first security bank is a privately held company based in searcy arkansas . it currently operates 72 locations across the state of arkansas and is a division of arkansas fifth largest bank holding company first security bancorp. 4 first security owns the recognizable citation needed first security center in downtown little rock located in the historic river market district . contents 1 company history 1.1 historical highlights 2 services and locations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links company history edit first security bank was chartered in 1932 in searcy arkansas under the name of security bank . in 1966 the name was officially changed to first security bank . the bank was originally located at the corner of arch street and spring street but in 1971 moved to its current location at 314 n. spring street on the corner of spring street and race street . in 1977 reynie rutledge purchased first security bank and in 1981 created a bank holding company that is now known as first security bancorp. through the years first security bancorp has acquired and established several financial organizations to create arkansas sixth largest bank holding company . in 2004 first security opened its first branch in little rock on cantrell road . soon after construction was completed on the first security center in the little rock rivermarket district . the building is the tallest in the rivermarket area and houses a first security branch a six story marriott courtyard hotel and several floors of office space and luxury condominiums . first security has over 4 billion in assets and over 900 employees working in 72 locations throughout the state in 2014 . 5 historical highlights edit 1977 reynie rutledge purchases first security bank of searcy 1979 established first security mortgage 1981 rutledge forms bank holding company doing business as first of searcy inc 1989 acquired peoples bank & trust of mountain home 1991 holding company name changed to first security bancorp & acquired citizens bank of beebe 1995 acquired farmers bank & trust company of clarksville 1997 acquired first community bank of conway 1999 established first security bank of northwest arkansas 2000 first security bancorp granted financial services holding company status & acquired crews & associates 2001 established partnership with the vanadis group & established first security leasing 2003 acquired first national bank of springdale 2004 acquired beardsley public finance & opened first security center in little rock 2005 established first security wealth management established first security student loan division 2009 acquired union bank of benton services and locations edit first security sells a variety of financial products and services including personal commercial and mortgage loans ; all types of checking and savings accounts ; certificates of deposit ; trust services ; savings bonds ; money orders ; safe deposit boxes ; wire transfers ; internet banking ; and locally issued visa mastercard credit cards . first security bank has banking centers located in beebe benton bentonville bryant bull shoals cabot clarksville clinton coal hill conway farmington fayetteville gassville greenbrier griffithville heber springs jonesboro judsonia little rock lowell maumelle mayflower mcrae mountain home mountain view north little rock pangburn prairie creek rogers searcy springdale and vilonia . see also edit first security center references edit http www.fdic.gov http www.fdic.gov http www.fdic.gov http www.fdic.gov http www.fdic.gov first security takes long view http www.arkansasbusiness.com article.aspx aid 124269.54928.136392 & view all & link perm first security content to grown within arkansas http www.arkansasbusiness.com article.aspx aid 124081 bank deposits grow 5 % in arkansas says fdic http www.arkansasbusiness.com article.aspx aid 124075.54928.136216 first security bank http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 4373906 end of era union bank sale closes http www.bentoncourier.com content view 136433 1 top 5 biggest banks in arkansas http www.todaysthv.com news business story.aspx storyid 103962 & catid 119 arkansas banks outperform national average http www.talkbusiness.net article arkansas banks outperforming national average 462 bank of ozarks first security ranked tops in region by snl financial http www.arkansasbusiness.com article.aspx aid 131129.54928.143268 http www.fdic.gov http www.fsbancorp.com about us.htm external links edit fsbank.com first security mortgage crews & associates inc. first security bancorp retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first security bank & oldid 601091617 categories banks based in arkansasbanks established in 1932companies based in arkansashidden categories articles lacking in text citations from april 2012all articles lacking in text citationspages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from october 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 march 2014 at 21 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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