Banks in West Helena, AR

Bank branch map: West Helena

Banks sit at the coordinates in their FDIC record; credit union offices at their NCUA address, located with the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Point at a marker for today's hours, tap it for the address, directions and the bank's site.

Short answer: 2 banks and credit unions operate 3 locations in West Helena, according to the FDIC. 3 of them have coordinates on record and are on the map. ATMs and opening hours are not in the sources this page uses yet; each marker links to directions.

Positions are the regulators' own coordinates, or the Census Geocoder's point for the address, and can sit a few hundred feet from the door. Streets, buildings and parks come from OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap, with every street named as you zoom in; if that map cannot load, a simpler map drawn from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files takes its place. ATMs will follow with the Overture Maps import.

All banks in West Helena

Sorted by number of local branches. Each branch shows where its hours and phone number come from.

Short answer: Southern Bancorp Bank has the most locations in West Helena, with 2. The other 1 has a single office in the city. Open any bank to see each address, today's hours where the bank publishes them and the phone number.

Southern Bancorp Bank 2 branches · main office Arkadelphia, AR Bank · 2

Southern Bancorp Bank has 2 branches in West Helena, 35 across Arkansas and 57 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Arkadelphia, AR and show it operating since 1884. With $3.01 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 426 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. In FDIC branch records, its longest-running West Helena location is the Plaza Branch at 425 Plaza, dating to 1931; the newest, at 432 N Sebastian, to 1988. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Plaza Branch

  425 Plaza, 72390

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite
• Round Branch

  432 N Sebastian, 72390

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Southern Bancorp Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Partners Bank 1 branch · main office Helena, AR Bank · 1

Partners Bank has 1 branch in West Helena, 10 across Arkansas and 10 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Helena, AR and show it operating since 1940. With $417.1 million in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 2,021 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The West Branch at 942 N Sebastian dates to 1985 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• West Branch

  942 N Sebastian, 72390

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Partners Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Banking in West Helena: the local picture

Short answer: 2 banks run 3 branches in West Helena according to the FDIC. A population estimate for this place is not available from the Census Bureau, so branches per resident are not shown.

Of the 2 banks, 0 have their main office in West Helena, 2 elsewhere in Arkansas, according to the FDIC.

The bank with the longest record here is Southern Bancorp Bank, operating since 1884 according to the FDIC. In FDIC branch records, the longest-running branch is Southern Bancorp Bank's office at 425 Plaza, dating to 1931; the newest is Southern Bancorp Bank's at 432 N Sebastian, from 1988.

None of the 3 locations here publishes hours in the sources this page uses. Each branch links to the bank's own site.

Chase, Bank of America and other national banks

Which big national banks have branches in West Helena, and where the nearest one is if they do not.

Short answer: No branches in West Helena: Chase (nearest in North Little Rock, 90 mi), Wells Fargo (nearest in Texarkana, 208 mi), Bank of America (nearest in Pine Bluff, 82 mi), PNC Bank, U.S. Bank (nearest in Jacksonville, 86 mi), Truist (nearest in West Memphis, 49 mi), Fifth Third Bank, Huntington (nearest in Brinkley, 39 mi), Regions Bank (nearest in Forrest City, 33 mi), TD Bank, BMO.

Branch counts from FDIC BankFind as of September 5, 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of West Helena to the nearest branch in Arkansas.

What your savings could earn

National benchmarks and the best published offers, from the Banrox Bank Rates tracker. Enter your own balance and rate to compare.

Short answer: At the national average savings rate of 0.38%, $10,000 kept in savings for a year earns about $38. The best published savings rate in the tracker, 3.75% at CIT Bank, earns about $375. The national average 12-month CD pays 1.71%.

Rates are the banks' published APYs as tracked on the Banrox Bank Rates page, with the date next to each benchmark; they are not offers from Banrox and can change daily. Interest is before tax. The best offers are mostly online banks and are open to West Helena residents like anyone else.

Banks near West Helena

Nearby cities with at least two banks, by straight-line distance. Counts from FDIC BankFind.

Short answer: The closest towns with more choice are Helena (3 miles) and Marvell (15 miles). Wynne, 48 miles away, has the most banks nearby: 6.

Bank branch openings and closings in West Helena

FDIC branch records, between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026.

Short answer: FDIC branch records show no bank branch openings in West Helena between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026. Closings and relocations are not tracked by the sources this page uses yet.

Largest banks in West Helena by total assets

Ranked by each bank's total assets on its FDIC balance sheet, which covers the whole bank, not only its West Helena offices.

Short answer: Southern Bancorp Bank is the largest bank with offices in West Helena, with $3.01 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, No. 426 among U.S. banks by total assets. Partners Bank is second with $417.1 million. Local deposit shares will follow once the FDIC Summary of Deposits is imported.

Total assets and ranks from FDIC BankFind as of June 30, 2026. Rank is among active banks that report total assets to the FDIC.

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