Bear State Financial, Inc. Information

Bear State Financial, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company's subsidiary Bear State Bank, N.A. (the Bank) is a community-oriented financial institution, which offers a range of retail and business deposit accounts, including noninterest bearing and interest bearing checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The Loan products offered by the Bank include residential real estate loans, consumer loans, construction loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, and commercial business loans. The Bank's other financial services include automated teller machines; around the clock telephone banking; online banking, including account access, bill payment and e-statements; mobile banking, including remote deposit capture and funds transfer; Bounce Protection overdraft services; debit cards, and safe deposit boxes.