Farmers & Merchants Bank

STUTTGART, AR – Farmers and Merchants Bank is pleased to welcome Nesha Guest to the role of Community Development Officer for the Jonesboro market. In her new role, Nesha will build customer relationships, work with strategic partners to support the Northeast Arkansas business and nonprofit community and oversee local charitable donations for the bank.

“We are excited to welcome Nesha to the Jonesboro team”, stated Market President Randy Bearce. “Nesha looks forward to establishing new relationships for Farmers and Merchants Bank from her contacts in both the title business and her many years in banking. Her role will be vital to the continued growth of our Jonesboro market.”

Guest joins Farmers and Merchants Bank with 21 years of financial industry experience as a loan assistant, trust clerk and teller. Her professional experience also includes seven years as a title agent with Professional Title Services of Arkansas.

“I am grateful to become a part of the Farmers & Merchants Bank team, and I am looking forward to growing customer and community relationships”, added Guest. “Farmers and Merchants has a history of excellence in the Jonesboro market and across the state. I look forward to bringing my experience to this new development role.”

Guest holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arkansas State University. She is also a graduate of the Barret School of Banking in Memphis, Tennessee.

Farmers and Merchants Bank, headquartered in Stuttgart, is a locally-owned community bank with 27 locations across the state of Arkansas, including eight operating as The Bank of Fayetteville. With assets in excess of $1.7 billion, Farmers and Merchants is the 10^th largest bank chartered in Arkansas.