Bank OZK (formerly Bank of the Ozarks) is a regional bank headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bank OZK conducts banking operations in 265 offices in six states including Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee[2] and had $40.8 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2025.
History
The Bank of the Ozarks began as a community bank in Jasper, Arkansas in 1903, expanding to a second location in Ozark, Arkansas in 1937.[3]
In 1979, when the bank had two branches and $28 million in assets, George Gleason, a 25-year-old lawyer at the Rose Law Firm, bought the bank and changed its name to Bank of the Ozarks.[4]
In 1994, the bank had five locations but began expanding. The headquarters was moved to Little Rock in 1995.[3]