Top Performing Banks in US

Following are some of the top performing banks in the United States:

State Bank Financial Corporation - It has been named the top performing bank in the US, according to the Bank Director magazine's 2011 Bank Performance Scorecard.

Bank of the Ozarks - It has been named the top performing bank in the nation with total assets of more than $3 billion by ABA Banking Journal. The Arkansas-based bank topped the list of 25 of “Banking's Top Performers 2011” in the April 2011 issue of the journal. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. is a bank holding company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "OZRK".

BancFirst - It was named as a top performing bank in the country, ranked 18th in the annual listing of the top 150 largest publicly traded banks and thrifts nationwide, based upon the Bank Director Magazine magazine's 2009 Bank Performance Scorecard.

IBC Bank - It is one of the top ranking banks in the US. On the 2008 list of Top Performing Banks, American Bankers Association placed IBC at 11th. In 2008, IBC Bank was recognized by Bank Director Magazine as one of the nation's largest banks and thrifts with the most assets and highest five-year return on equity. In addition, Forbes Magazine ranked IBC in 10th place on their America's Best Bank's list.

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