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ECD's work is grounded in the principle of collaboration. Working with other institutions that have similar goals is one way ECD leverages its resources to expand services to economically distressed parts of the region.

Undertaking efforts with public, private, and nonprofit organizations allows ECD to accomplish things that could never be achieved alone. These partnerships translate into benefits such as greater access to capital, more affordable housing, better health care and stronger communities.

ECD's partnerships extend through all the areas of its work. These include partners in the following areas:

Mortgage Lending Partners American State Bank Covenant Bank McBride Mortgage AmSouth Bank Express Mortgage Mortgage McGehee Bank Ashley Mortgage Co. First American Bank Merchants and Farmers Bank Bank of the Ozarks First Delta Federal Credit Union Preferred Mortgage Co. Bank of the South First National Bank of McGehee Rural Development, Arkansas BankPlus First Security National Bank Simmons First National Bank Britton & Koontz First National Bank First State Bank Trace Mortgage Co. Broadway Bank Heber Springs State Bank Union Planters Bank Community Bank Hope Community Credit Union Whitney Bank Concordia Bank & Trust Co. Public Sector Partners Arkansas Department of Economic Development Federal Home Loan Bank Mississippi Development Authority Arkansas Department of Finance Administration Louisiana Economic Development Corporation Ouachita Enterprise Community Bolivar County Mid-Delta Community and Individual Investment Corporation Rural Development, Arkansas East Arkansas Enterprise Community