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Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., is encouraging shareholders to support its proposal to more than double its authorized common stock.
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Shares of Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) rose in early trading Tuesday after the Little Rock, Ark., company reported a 30% increase in its second-quarter profit.
July 15 -
Buyers in Texas show little interest in strugglers like Omnibank in Houston, leaving the door open for a buyer like Bank of the Ozarks from Arkansas that knows how to acquire and fix broken banks.
December 11 -
The longtime chief operating officer at Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., is retiring.
August 26
Bank of the Ozarks in Little Rock, Ark., reported a rise in third-quarter profits as net interest income reached a record high and provisions for bad loans fell.
The $6.6 billion-asset company reported on Tuesday afternoon that net income increased 21.3% from a year earlier, to $32.1 million. Earnings per share of 40 cents beat by a penny the average estimates of analysts polled by Bloomberg.
Net interest income climbed 47% year over year, to an all-time high of $74.6 million, thanks largely to loan growth resulting from recent acquisitions. The net interest margin declined six basis points, to 5.49%, from the third quarter of 2013.
Noninterest income fell approximately 13%, to $19.2 million, as net gains from asset sales decreased roughly 33%, to $1.7 million. However, service charges on deposit accounts reached a record high of $7.4 million and mortgage lending income increased 35.4%, to $1.7 million.
Meanwhile, provision for loan and lease losses was $3.7 million in the third quarter, down $1 million from a year ago.
Noninterest expenses surged 32%, to $42.5 million, with acquisition-related costs totaling $1.4 million. Since July 2013, the company has completed acquisitions for First National Bank of Shelby,
