# Arvest Bank The Walton-family-controlled community bank headquartered in Bentonville/Fayetteville, Arkansas — one of the largest banks in the region, owned through the [[Walton Family]]'s holdings and long chaired by [[Jim Walton]]. Separate from [[Walmart]] and [[Walton Enterprises LLC]], it is the family's banking arm and a pillar of their Northwest Arkansas economic footprint. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to resolve inbound wikilinks. Expand with the bank's size, Jim Walton's role, and the Northwest Arkansas concentration.