Simmons First National Corporation reported a net income of $48.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to $53.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2021 were $0.42, compared to $0.49 for the fourth quarter of 2020. The company's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s Class A common stock of $0.19 per share.
Newly funded loans and advances topped $2.6 billion in the fourth quarter.
Unfunded commitments rose 31 percent during the quarter.
Commercial loan pipeline rose for the fifth consecutive quarter and is more than double that of a year ago.
Total deposits at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021 were $19.4 billion, an increase of $2.4 billion, or 14 percent, from $17.0 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020.
The company anticipates cost savings from the acquisitions are expected to be achieved, in their entirety, in 2022.