Bank OZK News & Insights Blog

Spring is here! Maybe you’re teaching your children about reducing, reusing, and recycling. You may volunteer to clean up your local parks. Perhaps you’re even considering installing solar panels in your home. We love seeing people help their communities. We’re a community bank by heritage. Those roots inform the way we operate, even with all […]

Bank OZK today announced that net income for the first quarter of 2019 was $110.7 million. George Gleason, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are pleased with our first quarter results.  Our $110.7 million net income, 1.99% annualized return on average assets, 4.53% net interest margin and 38.5% efficiency ratio provide an excellent start […]

Bank OZK has sponsored the new CoCoTiv Coworking boardroom, located in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Montford Park community at 1515 Mockingbird Lane. The boardroom, with capacity for twenty seated guest around a board room table, has been named the Bank OZK Executive Boardroom. Bank OZK has a long commitment to helping local communities grow and thrive. […]

The Commercial Observer, a leading commercial real estate publication, has recognized four Bank OZK executives among the 50 most important figures of commercial real estate finance. This marks the third consecutive year Bank OZK team members have been featured in the Power 50, this year soaring to rank #8. We congratulate Bank OZK CEO George […]

Bank OZK is honored to be listed among Forbes’ “World’s Best Banks” for 2019. This is Forbes’ first-ever list of its kind, so this is a wonderful milestone. We’re no stranger to being honored by Forbes. Last year, we were named one of the “World’s Best Employers 2018.” More recently, we were listed among “America’s […]

For the second consecutive year, American Banker named Bank OZK Innovation Labs a top company to work for in financial technology. Our Chief Operating Officer, Tyler Vance, said, “The highly skilled team at OZK Labs is creating better experiences for our customers and our bankers. Marcio deOliveira leads OZK Labs, where he’s developing next generation […]

Kevin Beauparlant, back center, with the talented team behind the winning pitch. From front left: Liz Kubert of VaynerMedia, Lisa Harap of VaynerMedia, winning students Halle and Endy from the High School of Innovation in Advertising and Media in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Deborah Mercado of Santander, Miles Pincus of Summer Ops, and Sarah Lee of KIPP […]

Bank OZK’s Fort Smith assistant branch manager Shavon McKown and Barbara Deal, branch manager of Bank OZK Fort Smith Rogers Avenue and Phoenix Avenue Arkansas River Valley Division President Don Keesee led a Bank OZK team to support the Fort Smith Marathon. This was the fifth year of Bank OZK’s involvement with the event. According […]

You might be surprised that a leading Florida animal welfare executive considers herself in the people business. But that’s exactly how Martha Boden, Chief Executive Officer of SPCA Tampa Bay, describes her job. “People tend to think this work is about animals, but it’s really about people and how they intersect with animals,” says Boden. […]

Today, Bank OZK announced that net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $115.0 million and net income for the full year of 2018 was $417.1 million. George Gleason, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated: We had excellent fourth quarter results, achieving our most profitable quarter of the year with net income of $115.0 […]

  Bank OZK is honored to have our own OZK Labs named one of The Financial Brand’s 7 Institutions Taking Innovation to the Next Level. It’s yet another sign that our trailblazing St. Petersburg, Florida team is making waves in the financial technology world. The Financial Brand, an online publication that covers marketing and strategy […]