TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Neil Ferguson 
Louise-based Louise Bancshares Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, The First State Bank, and Dilley-based Dilley State Bank announced on September 1 that they have entered into an agreement whereby Louise Bancshares Inc. would acquire Dilley State Bank. Upon closing of the transaction, expected in the fourth quarter of 2020, Dilley State Bank will become … Read more
El Campo-based Prosperity Bank, the City of Lubbock and Lubbock ISD are partnering for the 18th-annual American Tribute Flag Field. The flags are flying from September 11 to September 18 at Kastman Park, located at Lynnhaven Dr. and South Loop 289 in Lubbock. The flag field tribute serves as a remembrance of the lives lost … Read more
The board of directors of Waco-based The First National Bank of Central Texas announced on September 11 that Joe Barrow will become the bank’s chairman and CEO and Sloan Kuehl will serve as president and chief lending officer, effective January 1, 2021. The board reached the decision based on current President and CEO Randy Crawford … Read more
Denton-based AccessBank Texas recently hired Wendy Holder to serve as Dallas market president. With a wealth of banking experience and knowledge, for the past 10 years she has served in senior leadership positions with Texas Capital Bank and Bank of Texas in Dallas, building out their business development practices. She was senior vice president and director … Read more
Dallas-based ePayResources has named Tim Quisenberry, AAP, president of its subsidiary company, ePayAdvisors. This new role adds to his responsibilities as executive vice president of the association’s member services functions. Quisenberry has more than 28 years of experience in the payments industry and joined ePay in 2006. During his tenure, he has held roles on … Read more
Melissa Butler has joined Dallas-based State Bank of Texas as senior vice president of lending. She has more than 20 years of experience as a senior lender and business development professional, most recently with PMC Commercial Trust, where she developed extensive expertise with SBA 7(a) and SBA 504 loans concentrated in the hospitality sector. This … Read more
MARK GRIFFITHS, Principal, MG2 Investments LLCMIKE MAULDIN, Director of the Excellence In Banking Program, Texas Tech UniversityDREW WINTERS, Pickering Chair in Finance, Texas Tech University EDITOR’S NOTE: This research paper was provided by the Excellence in Banking Program at Texas Tech University and provides documentation and valuable insights into the remarkable efforts of community banks … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC reports that it has approved an application by First National Bank Texas, based in Killeen, to acquire Fort Hood National Bank, based in Fort Hood. Branches The OCC reports that PNC Bank National Association, based in Wilmington, Delaware, has established a branch at 2310 W. University Dr., Ste. 1540, in Denton. The OCC reports that … Read more
On August 31, Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper announced that Trenton-based CapTex Bank National Association has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a national banking association. The bank began operating as CapTex Bank under its new charter effective August 31. The bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapTex Bancshares Inc., was originally chartered in 1901 … Read more
Houston-based Cadence Bank recently named Myra Caldwell its first chief diversity officer. Serving the bank for the past nine years, she most recently led its treasury management and deposit operations department. She brings extensive experience leading change through 14 bank mergers, department reorganizations and broad-based system and process improvements. Caldwell will develop the vision, mission and … Read more