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Arvest Bank has named Shane Cowger president of its Springfield region.

Arvest has named veteran banker Jason England as the bank’s Chief Credit Administration Officer and hired Jennifer Baker as Chief Information Officer.

Arvest is offering a Disaster Relief Loan Program aimed at helping customers impacted by the government shutdown.

Words matter. The word “Hispanic” represents an individual whose heritage is traced to a Spanish-speaking country or culture. The word “Latino” represents an individual whose heritage is traced to a Latin American country or culture.

Arvest named Zunaira Ali loan manager for the bank’s Tulsa region. In her new role, she will provide leadership and day-to-day direction for the bank’s lending functions. Ali joined Arvest in 2007 and has 22 years of banking experience.

We are honored to have been recognized by the

Arvest was recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) during its 2025 Rural Development National Lenders of the Year Award Ceremony.

Kelly Carlson has been named president for the bank’s Greater Kansas City market. He succeeds Mark Larrabee, who announced his retirement after 44 years in the industry, including 16 with Arvest in the Kansas City region.

Arvest’s 15th annual Million Meals campaign raised a record $616,100 to benefit more than 80 food partners in the bank’s footprint of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.

Arvest is pleased to announce that Mark Stephen has been named president of the bank’s Tulsa region. He replaces Kirk Hays, who was recently promoted to Regional Executive for the bank’s northwest region, including Oklahoma.

Arvest is pleased to announce Kirk Hays has been promoted to Regional Executive for the bank’s northwest region, where he will oversee banking operations in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.

Our thoughts are with those impacted by the recent severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes across Arkansas.