Bank of the Ozarks Signs Up 1,000th On-Line Customer.Business Editors/Technology Writers LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Arneita Patton Pat·ton , Charley 1881-1934. American blues singer and guitarist who wrote several blues standards, including "Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues," and helped pioneer the Mississippi blues style. became the 1,000th customer to enroll in the new On-Line Banking service at Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :OZRK). The bank launched its On-Line Banking service this summer and enrolled its 1,000th customer in only 82 days since introducing this innovative service. Mrs. Patton lives in a rural community in Mountainburg, Arkansas Mountainburg is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 682 at the 2000 census. , population 488, and uses the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the on a daily basis, which is typical of many of the Bank's On-Line customers. She is a customer of the Bank's Alma office, which is about 20 miles from Mountainburg. As the 1,000th customer to enroll in this new service, the bank presented her with a gift basket A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard of computer supplies and bank merchandise. Bank of the Ozarks' On-Line Banking service offers full-service banking capabilities including bill payment and also complete cash management services for business customers. On-Line Banking allows customers to see which checks have cleared, transfer funds between accounts, pay bills, make loan payments, re-order checks and do other personal banking business. On-Line Banking customers can even set up e-mail alerts to remind them of key dates or to let them know when account balances reach certain levels. Customers who are interested in this service can take a "test drive" at the bank's website www.bankozarks.com. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bank President, Mark Ross Ross , Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. , "The customer response to our On-Line Banking service has exceeded our expectations. We started signing up customers the first day we offered the service on our website, even before announcing the availability of On-Line Banking to the public. The service appeals to a wide range of our customers from all age groups and all markets, including many rural markets where we have a large number of our branches. Our customers love how easy it is to use the system and we have received a great deal of positive feedback about On-Line Banking." Bank of the Ozarks is a bank holding company with $817 million in total assets as of June 30, 2000, and trades on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "OZRK". The Company owns a state-chartered subsidiary bank that conducts banking operations through 24 offices in 17 communities throughout northern, western and central Arkansas Arkansas, river, United States Arkansas (ärkăn`zəs, är`kənsô'), river, c.1,450 mi (2,330 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., central Colo. . The company may be contacted at 501/978-2265 or P.O. Box 8811, Little Rock, AR 72231. The company's website is www.bankozarks.com. |
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