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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

What is interesting about the success of Bank of the Ozarks and its CEO is the fact that he wasn''t the "experienced banker" regulators almost insist upon when approving the appointment of bank leadership. Bank of the Ozarks has historically been a very good performer as they grew and prior to their recent FDIC deal binge.