On September 10, 2010, Horizon Bank was closed by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. The FDIC was named Receiver. Bank of the Ozarks, Little Rock, AR acquired all deposit accounts.
The FDIC as Receiver for Horizon Bank, Bradenton, FL has taken all actions necessary to terminate the Receivership Estate. The Receiver published a legal notice of intent to terminate the receivership on October 3, 2017 and has made all dividend distributions required by law.
Effective February 1, 2018, the Receiver was discharged and the Receivership Estate was terminated and ceased existence as a legal entity.
Receivership Status: TERMINATED
Notice of Termination
Notice of Intent to Terminate
Dividend Information
Press Release
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ACQUIRING INSTITUTION: BANK OF THE OZARKS
About Bank of the Ozarks
All deposit accounts, excluding brokered deposits, were transferred to Bank of the Ozarks, Little Rock, AR ("assuming institution"). Former Horizon Bank locations reopened as branches of Bank of the Ozarks.
Your transferred deposits were separately insured from any accounts you may have already had at Bank of the Ozarks for at least six months after the failure of Horizon Bank.
You may withdraw your funds from any transferred account without an early withdrawal penalty until you enter into a new deposit agreement with Bank of the Ozarks as long as the deposits are not pledged as collateral for loans.
Contacting Bank of the Ozarks
You can contact Bank of the Ozarks:
Bank of the Ozarks
P.O. Box 8811
Little Rock, AR 72231
Bank of the Ozarks (www.bankozarks.com)
Transaction Documentation
Purchase & Assumption Agreement - PDF (1Mb)
Agreement between FDIC and acquiring institution
Bid Summary
Report on the bids to purchase the failed bank