TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Neil Ferguson 
Brownwood-based TexasBank has hired Cee Yager to serve as its new Tarrant County president as the bank expands its footprint in Fort Worth and the surrounding area. With 36 years of banking experience, Yager brings expertise in commercial and consumer lending, real estate financing and branch management to his new position. Prior to joining TexasBank, … Read more
Multiple promotions were announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s employee awards dinner held March 18 in Longview. Among those recognized were Janet Sledge, Chad Harkey, Lois Collins, Matt McDaniel, Emma Bothwell and Ani Villeda. Janet Sledge has been promoted to senior vice president/operational risk services and fraud manager in Longview. She joined Texas Bank … Read more
For the 16th consecutive year, San Antonio-based Frost Bank has received the highest ranking for retail banking customer satisfaction in Texas, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. It evaluates retail banking customer satisfaction with national and regional banks across the U.S. With an overall satisfaction index score of 745—68 points … Read more
Members of the Texas Bankers Association (TBA) are gathering in San Antonio this week, April 23–25, for the organization’s 140th Annual Convention. With the theme of “¡Viva! Los Banqueros,” the group has a full slate of education sessions, featured speakers, exhibits and networking opportunities to make the event enlightening, entertaining and fruitful. Special events at … Read more
On April 7, Fort Worth-based Trinity Bank NA announced that Steve Lombardi has joined the executive management team as executive vice president and chief lending officer. Prior to joining Trinity Bank, Lombardi served as a managing director and head of the Fort Worth corporate banking group at Prosperity Bank. In this role, he oversaw a … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC reports that it has approved an application by The First National Bank of Eldorado, based in Eldorado, to acquire a branch of Western Bank, based in Lubbock. The branch is located at 100 S. Main St. in Loraine. Branches The TDB reports that First State Bank, based in Gainesville, has … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that Farmers and Merchants Bank, based in De Leon, has completed its merger with Farmers State Bank of Newcastle, based in Newcastle. Branches The OCC reports that PNC Bank NA, based in Wilmington, Delaware, has established a branch at 8031 Walnut Hill Ln. in Dallas. The agency also reports … Read more
On April 14, Wrey Montgomery, CEO and president of City National BancShares Inc., the holding company for The City National Bank of Colorado City, and Michael R. Davis, CEO of Big Country Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Citizens Bank NA, announced that a definitive agreement has been executed in which City National BancShares Inc. … Read more
Forbes has released its 16th annual list of “America’s Best Banks,” with numerous companies headquartered in Texas making the cut. Of the 100 banks on the list, seven are based in the Lone Star State. Here are the Texas-based 2025 “America’s Best Banks” (the numbers indicate the bank’s ranking on Forbes’ list of U.S. banks): … Read more
Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank announced in April that Cody Adams has been promoted to assistant vice president and credit analyst. He joined the bank in 2021 as a loan processor and soon transferred to the credit department. Adams holds a BBA degree in sports business from Stephen F. Austin and is currently enrolled at … Read more