TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Neil Ferguson 
On November 8, Houston-based Allegiance Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Allegiance Bank, and CBTX Inc., the parent company of CommunityBank of Texas NA, jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a combined company with an equity … Read more
Midland-based Community National Bank was recently awarded Outstanding Philanthropic Company by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Midland. The bank was nominated by Kay Crites, executive director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Permian Basin, and recognizes the generous contributions made by Community National Bank to more than 70 nonprofit organizations within the … Read more
Texas Capital Bancshares, the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, announced on November 10 that Jay Clingman has been appointed to the newly created role of vice chairman of commercial banking. He will report to Rob C. Holmes, president and CEO, and serve on the bank’s operating committee. Clingman will work closely with all … Read more
American Banker has released its 2021 list of the “Best Banks to Work For”—aka: “Best Banks to Keep Working For”—which includes 10 banks based in Texas among the 90 listed. Explaining the slight change in the title of this year’s list, American Banker notes that “good employees are hard to find—and keep. Competition for talent … Read more
Dallas-based Whitley Penn, a public accounting firm that works with Texas community banks, announced that Felix J. Lozano III, CPA, CFE, partner and director of audit, will be transitioning to the role of chief growth officer effective January 1, 2022. He has more than 31 years of public accounting experience auditing public and private companies. … Read more
North Dallas Bank and Trust Co. (NDBT) has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Brian Jensen as executive vice president of marketing and communications. In this newly created role, Jensen will lead a comprehensive and strategic marketing and communications program for NDBT, overseeing internal and external communications, branding, media relations, digital marketing, social media … Read more
Elgin-based Frontier Bank of Texas is helping stabilize housing expenses for moderate- and middle-income families in the Austin area. The Central Texas community bank is investing $1 million in the Residency Support Fund of the Austin Housing Conservancy (AHC), a group at the forefront of addressing Austin’s workforce affordability crisis. “We are fully committed to … Read more
Jabralon Allen has joined Jacksonville-based Austin Bank as assistant vice president and relationship manager in the bank’s Frankston office. A Frankston native, he earned his BBA degree in accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University while attending the university on a football scholarship. Allen’s wife, Shiann, serves as a customer service representative in Austin Bank’s … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust recently announced two promotions at its Longview office. Jorge Acuna has been promoted to assistant vice president and portfolio manager. He joined Texas Bank and Trust as a teller in 2018 and soon after transferred to the credit department as a credit analyst, where he was promoted to senior credit … Read more
Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank has promoted Amber Myers to assistant branch manager of the Cuero office. She has been with TrustTexas Bank for three years, having joined as a relationship banker. In 2019, she was named universal banker before being promoted to assistant branch manager this year. Established in 1921, TrustTexas Bank has branches in Cuero, … Read more