A CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP

Arkansas Capital is a private, non-profit lending corporation dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs in Arkansas through partnerships with the lending community. Since 1957, Arkansas Capital and its affiliates have helped provide flexible financing products of over $1.5 billion in capital through 1,300+ loans to help meet the needs of customers from small businesses to large scale operations.

Company History

The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, originally named First Arkansas Development Finance Corporation (FADFC), was formed in 1957 by influential individuals (Winthrop Rockefeller, John Tyson, Horace Cabe, Harvey Couch Jr., John Ed Chambers, Dave Grundfest, Charles Murphy, Raymond Rebsamen, JA Riggs Jr., McCloud Sicard, EO Yancey, William E Darby, Robert A Young Jr., and Witt Stephens) and most of the state’s utilities. The company was formed to provide a mechanism for financing the state’s transformation from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy.
Since its founding, the company has diversified and grown to include commercial financing needed for the information age. Along the way, ACCG has made hundreds of loans, representing projects of well over $500 million.
The article below by one of Arkansas Capital Corporation’s founders, Herbert L. Thomas, Sr., was first published in the Winter 1960 edition of The Arkansas Economist, a publication of the University of Arkansas’ College of Business Administration.
$500
MILLION + IN LOANS
753
ENTREPRENEURS TRAINED
2,236
JOBS CREATED

A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION

Whether working with either a small business owner or a banking professional, our goal is to build strong, successful partnerships.

HOW WE PARTNER WITH CLIENTS

HOW WE PARTNER WITH BANKS

You will receive aid that reaches beyond the financial, because your success is our success.

FLEXIBLE: Expansion of risk parameters beyond what traditional lenders consider

PROFITABLE: Longer repayment terms, lower down payments, and competitive interest rates

INVOLVED: Our team of finance professionals have a combined experience of over 145 years

SUCCESS STORIES

Collaborating with us means maintaining and building banking relationships with fewer obstacles.

EXPERIENCE: Provided 1,300+ loans to Arkansas small businesses and $1.5 billion+ in capital

COLLABORATION: Worked with banks to access various financing options such as New Market Tax Credits

DEDICATION: The only tax credit eligible company committed to creating successful ventures for Arkansas companies

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  • Rush Deacon
    CEO
  • Sam Walls
    President/COO
  • Leslie Lane
    Executive Vice President
  • Craig Calafati
    Senior Vice President
  • Bert King
    Senior Vice President
  • Christa Clark
    Vice President
  • Marie Bruno
    AEAF, Executive Director
  • Becka Webb
    Vice President
  • Shannon Garcia
    Loan Servicing Specialist
  • Shelby Sturdivant
    Receptionist
  • Sandra Hairston
    Executive Vice President
  • Jason Gober
    Loan Officer
  • Kathleen Purcell
    Controller
  • Richard Phelps
    Vice President
  • Linda Abrams
    Project Specialist
  • Grace Morrissey
    Financial Manager
  • Verenice Perez
    Vice President
  • Tonya Brown
    Tonya Brown
    Director, E-Commerce
  • Joe Hays
    Joe Hays
    DSV, Managing Director
  • Larry Carter
    Larry Carter
    DSV, Managing Director

LOAN PRODUCTS

Whether you’re looking to start a business or grow an existing one, we have the small business loans to fit your needs.
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LOAN APPLICATIONS

We work hard to make the loan process easier for you. Find the forms you need to get started here.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Though helping our clients succeed is rewarding enough, we still appreciate the industry recognition our team has received.
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