TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Bank OZK vs Southern Bancorp Bank

Bank

Bank OZK

Little Rock, Arkansas · $10 billion – $100 billion

76of 100
Strong

Bank

Southern Bancorp Bank

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

61of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureBank OZKSouthern Bancorp Bank
TellerScore76 (stronger)61
Capital cushion90 (stronger)69
Loan quality69 (stronger)53
Earnings84 (stronger)56
Funding & liquidity4649 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage8384 (stronger)
Peer percentile91st24th
Total assets$41.7B$3.0B
Deposits / shares$34.0B$2.3B
Capital ratio13.96% (stronger)11.85%
Problem loans0.92% (stronger)1.42%
Net charge-offs0.62%0.12% (stronger)
Return on assets1.60% (stronger)0.89%
Loans ÷ deposits94.4%83.8% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits32.5% (stronger)39.2%
Offices25547
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)153—
Complaints per $1B deposits4.5—
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)37.8%12.4%

Bank OZK has the higher TellerScore (76 vs 61). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Bank OZK leads on 5 and Southern Bancorp Bank on 2. They differ a lot in size, so ratios such as capital and liquidity are naturally different — the peer percentile shows how each compares with institutions its own size. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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