Bank OZK News & Insights

Bank Director, a premier financial services industry magazine, has named Bank of the Ozarks the nation’s number one bank in the $5 billion to $50 billion asset category for 2016. The Bank Director 2016 Bank Performance Scorecard is based on five key metrics relating to profitability, capital strength and asset quality. Along with this…

To alleviate the rising cost of health insurance, many employers and individuals are switching to high deductible health plans, which offer lower premiums.  Whether you like them or not, Money Magazine says almost half of employers plan to make high deductible plans the sole choice for their employees by 2018.   Health Savings Accounts, commonly referred […]

Overdraft protection is important because it prevents you from being stranded with no form of payment.  It saves you embarrassment and it can save you in an emergency, but no one likes the fees.  Luckily, with a service called Safety Link, you can essentially reduce your overdraft fee to only $10 if you are a […]

We are excited to announce the completion of our merger with C1 Financial, Inc. effective July 21, 2016. This is our fifteenth acquisition since March 2010. George Gleason, Bank of the Ozarks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: Bank of the Ozarks is very pleased to complete the acquisition of C1 Bank, providing 33 strategica…

We are pleased to announce the completion of our merger with Community & Southern Holdings, Inc. effective July 20, 2016. This marks our largest acquisition to date and the fourteenth since March of 2010. David Edwards has been named Georgia State President and Senior Credit Services…

I am delighted to announce the launch of this new website you are reading right now – the official Bank of the Ozarks Blog! Our new blog will be edited by Bank of the Ozarks Executive Vice President of Marketing, Susan Blair. Susan, who has a wealth of knowledge about the Bank, our communities, history, products and performance, will be the the site’s managing editor…