2021 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition Journal

SECOND PLACE: University of Arkansas

Endnotes 1. Southern Bancorp website. Accessed April 18, 2021 at https://banksouthern.com/about/ 2. Southern Bancorp website. Accessed April 23, 2021 at https://banksouthern.com/about/ 3. Certified B Corporation website. Accessed April 18, 2021 at https://bcorporation.net/about-b-corps 4. United States Census Bureau website. Accessed May 1, 2021 at https://www.census.gov 5. Southern Bancorp Q4 2020 Shareholder Report. Accessed May 1, 2021 at https://banksouthern.com/ investors/ 6. SBA PPP Report, April 16, 2020. Accessed April 23, 2021 at https://www.sba.gov 7. Certified B Corporation Website. Accessed April 18, 2021 at https://bcorporation.net/about-b-corps 8. Southern Bancorp Website. Accessed April 18, 2021 at https://banksouthern.com/news Acknowledgments We are grateful to the leaders at Southern Bancorp who generously gave their time and resources to make this case study possible. We especially wish to thank Southern Bancorp, Inc. CEO Darrin Williams, Southern Bancorp Bank CEO John Olaimey, Southern Bancorp Bank CFO Chris Wewers, and Southern Bancorp Bank Senior Vice President of Policy and Communications Nathan Pittman. We would also like to express our appreciation to Tableau for providing the software to create the maps included in this report.

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