Fort Smith Times

The Arvest Opportunity Fund is pleased to announce it has hired Alex Sanchez as its education project manager.The Arvest Opportunity Fund is a wholly owned non-bank subsidiary of Arvest Bank that provides loans and lines of credit to small businesses that fall just below bank loan policy requirements. As part of the Arvest Opportunity Fund program, loan recipients agree to receive financial education coaching for 12 months after funding.Sanchez has 15 years of industry experience and most recently served as community development senior representative for Arvest Bank in Fort Smith, where he will remain based. In his new role, Sanchez will lead the day-to-day implementation, evaluation and reporting related to the Arvest Opportunity Fund’s financial education efforts, among other responsibilities.Sanchez holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Arkansas. Sanchez serves as a board member for the Fort Smith Housing Authority and Western Arkansas Planning and Development District, and is a member of the City of Fort Smith Civil Service Commission and the United Way of Fort Smith Area’s allocation panel.

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