by Arkansas Business Staff 6/17/2013 12:00 am
Chad Necessary has been named senior vice president and information systems security officer at Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock. Necessary has 17 years of experience in information technology.
by George Waldon 5/27/2013 12:00 am
Of the 51 bank failures last year, at least 25 drew attention from Arkansas financial institutions, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. But only three resulted in winning bids by Arkansas lenders.
by George Waldon 4/29/2013 12:00 am
His skills with PowerPoint may be rusty, but Bank of the Ozarks chairman and CEO George Gleason's ability to lead Bank of the Ozarks to record earnings in 14 of the past 16 years helps build a mountain of goodwill.
by George Waldon 4/15/2013 11:31 am
George Gleason says the company remains a player in bidding on FDIC-assisted acquisitions although efforts during 2012 proved unsuccessful.
by Lance Turner 4/11/2013 05:16 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock announces first-quarter net income of $20 million, up 11 percent from the same time last year.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/8/2013 12:00 am
The flood of FDIC-assisted bank acquisitions that Johnny Allison once called a “generational opportunity” for his Home BancShares Inc. of Conway has slowed to a trickle.
by George Waldon 4/1/2013 02:22 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock is increasing its quarterly dividend by 2 cents per share.
by George Waldon 3/11/2013 10:53 am
George Gleason, chairman and chief executive officer of Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks Inc., receives a 15.3 percent raise that boosts his salary to more than $1.2 million.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/18/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas' largest publicly traded banks have announced their profits for 2012, and they were impressive.
by Lance Turner 1/30/2013 04:28 pm
The Charlotte Business Journal's take on Bank of the Ozarks' $67.8 million purchase of First National Bank of Shelby, N.C.
by George Waldon 1/24/2013 05:26 pm
The $4 billion-asset bank holding company is buying The First National Bank of Shelby in a stock-cash transaction. The deal will increase Bank of the Ozarks' assets by more than 20 percent.
by George Waldon 1/16/2013 06:06 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. announced Wednesday a 17.6 percent gain in profits during the fourth quarter of 2012. Earnings improved to $20.7 million for the quarter ending Dec. 31 compared to $17.6 million in 2011.
by Gwen Moritz 11/5/2012 12:00 am
Bank deposits in Arkansas grew by 2.7 percent to $53.4 billion in the 12 months that ended June 30, much slower than the national pace (8.5 percent) for the second straight year. But that's just an average, and some Arkansas banks were grabbing deposits with both hands while others were taking a pass.
by George Waldon 11/5/2012 12:00 am
Southeastern moves have taken two of the largest banks in Arkansas to new heights. Largely fueled by FDIC-assisted transactions, Conway's Centennial Bank and Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks have carved out sizable expansions in Florida and Georgia.
by Arkansas Business Staff 11/5/2012 12:00 am
By the time he finished his accounting degree at Louisiana Tech University, he had set his sights on becoming CFO of a publicly traded company. McKinney, now 44, achieved that goal in 2011 at Bank of the Ozarks Inc., one of the most respected banking companies in the country.
by Gwen Moritz 10/29/2012 12:00 am
The list of Arkansans with publicly disclosed stock holdings valued at more than $1 million grows from 93 names last year to 102 this year. Big winners on this year's list include the Stephens and Dillard families.
by George Waldon 10/29/2012 12:00 am
First Federal, Home BancShares and Bank of the Ozarks enjoy stock gains during 2012 while Simmons First declines 10 percent.
by Arkansas Business Staff 7/30/2012 12:00 am
George Gleason, chairman and CEO of Bank of the Ozarks Inc., expands his west Little Rock holdings with a $2.67 million, 102-acre purchase.
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