Hot Spring County, Arkansas, a core county of the Hot Springs-Malvern, AR market, holds $537M in deposits across 4 insured institutions and 11 branches. The Malvern National Bank is the largest deposit holder at 57.5% share. The top three institutions hold 87.4% of deposits, which places the county in the concentrated band. Deposits have grown 9.4% since 2020 while the branch count fell by 1. It produces $1.2B of output, ranking #1,126 of the 1,523 counties within a CSA or MSA by economic output.
Deposit trend
Branches: 12 in 2020 to 11 in 2025. Institutions: 5 to 4. Top-three share: 81.9% to 87.4%.
Leading institutions by deposits
| Institution | Deposits | Share | 5‑yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Malvern National Bank | $309M | 57.5% | +20% |
| Southern Bancorp Bank | $86M | 16.0% | +27% |
| Bank OZK | $75M | 13.9% | +50% |
| Farmers Bank & Trust Company | $68M | 12.6% | -13% |
The 4 insured institutions with a branch presence in this county, as of June 30, 2025. Five-year change compares the same institution’s county deposits in 2020 and 2025. Institutions are tracked by FDIC certificate number, and where an institution acquired another bank, the acquired bank’s prior deposits are folded into the baseline so the change reflects the combined, continuing franchise rather than reading as new. Even so, a large gain can reflect acquisition rather than competitive growth; “no 2020 presence” means neither the institution nor a bank it later absorbed reported deposits in this county that year.
Part of the Hot Springs-Malvern market
Hot Spring County is one of 2 counties that make up the Hot Springs-Malvern, AR market, a Combined Statistical Area (ranked #273 of 293 U.S. markets by economic output). It produces 25.1% of the market’s output and holds 14.7% of its deposits.
| Measure | Hot Spring County | Share of Hot Springs-Malvern market |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 GDP | $1.2B | 25.1% |
| Deposits | $537M | 14.7% |
| Population | 33,451 | 25.1% |
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Recruiting in Hot Spring County
Deposits are held closely by the largest banks, which often means the bankers worth recruiting are inside a small number of institutions. Who holds the deposits, and how contested the market is, shapes both the runway for growth and the competition you would be recruiting against. We recruit commercial relationship managers, banking teams, and market leaders for banks building in markets like Hot Spring County, on a retained basis.
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