Moreton Named Loan Manager At Arvest Bank

PRAIRIE GROVE — Arvest Bank is pleased to announce that Dax Moreton has been named as Loan Manager for Arvest Bank in Prairie Grove. He replaces Steve Purdy, who is retiring in January after serving as loan manager in Prairie Grove for 19 years. Moreton has worked as a commercial loan officer for Arvest Bank in Prairie Grove for the past 14 years. During the past year he has worked from the Arvest Bank branch in Lincoln. He will continue to manage his existing commercial loan portfolio as he assumes his new duties.

“Dax is a strong asset for Arvest Bank and the local community,” said Mike Willard, president of Arvest Bank in Prairie Grove. “His banking experience is top- notch and he understands what our customers need from their banking partner.”

Moreton graduated from Lincoln High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in agriculture business in 2000 while he played baseball for Arkansas Tech University. He is a 2009 graduate of the Southwest Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

He is active in the community and currently serves as the vice president of Lincoln School Board, the Board of Directors for the Lincoln Summer Ball Program, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the Ganderville Cemetery.

He and his wife, Christina Moreton, have a daughter, Brinkley. The family operates a small farming operation of commercial beef cows and attends Summers Missionary Baptist Church.

Arvest Bank operates more than 270 bank branches in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas through a group of 16 locally managed banks, each with its own board and management team. These banks serve customers in more than 120 communities, with 12-hour weekday banking at most locations. Arvest also provides a wide range of banking services including loans, deposits, treasury management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing. Arvest is an equal housing lender and member FDIC.

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