TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) will host hundreds of community bank leaders during its 2022 ICBA Capital Summit, May 1–4 in the nation’s capital. Throughout the week, community banks will meet with key policymakers to bring greater awareness to the community banking industry’s legislative and regulatory agenda and share personal accounts of its … Read more
Jenks, Oklahoma-based Gateway Mortgage, a division of Gateway First Bank, has opened a mortgage center in Lampasas to meet increased demand from local communities for home financing. This is the 40th Gateway mortgage center in Texas and brings the company’s footprint to more than 170 mortgage centers across the nation. “My passion is helping families … Read more
Six Dallas-area Comerica Bank locations collected more than 600 new or gently used formal dresses—as well as accessories—from fellow colleagues, clients and the community last month for teens served by Dallas CASA and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. Overall, Comerica Bank has donated nearly 5,600 dresses to both organizations and other community … Read more
Gilmer-based First National Bank of East Texas is renovating a building at 1701 W. Loop 281 in Longview where a Capital One branch used to operate. The new branch of First National Bank of East Texas will open in May or June, according to the Longview News-Journal. The 3,000-square-foot building is undergoing a complete renovation, … Read more
On March 21, San Antonio-based Broadway Bank announced a $4 million equity investment to the Austin Housing Conservancy (AHC) Fund to support affordable moderate-income rental housing in Central Texas. Formed in 2018 to address rising housing expenses, the AHC fund invests and preserves multifamily properties by maintaining their affordability to moderate and middle-income families. AHC … Read more
On March 9, Jacksonville-based Austin Bank broke ground on its newest full-service banking center in The Woodlands at Creekside Park. The ceremony was well attended by the Austin Bank leadership team, employees, both Montgomery and The Woodlands Chambers of Commerce, the Howard Hughes Corp. and area business leaders, along with the architect and general contractor, … Read more
On February 24, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) announced a historic $10 million gift from L. Frederick “Rick” and Ginger Francis that will endow the university’s graduate school and advance the future of biomedical sciences. As part of the Francis’ gift, and in honor of their unwavering commitment and … Read more
Paris-based Lamar National Bank recently broke ground on its newest full-service branch in Anna located at 1515 W. White St. The ground-breaking ceremony was well attended by Anna city officials, including the mayor and mayor pro tem, as well as numerous additional officials and business leaders, including the Anna Chamber of Commerce. Lamar National Bank … Read more
On March 8, FirstSun Capital Bancorp, the holding company for Denver, Colorado-based Sunflower Bank NA, and Pioneer Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Austin-based Pioneer Bank SSB, jointly announced the receipt of all required regulatory approvals to merge Pioneer Bancshares and Pioneer Bank with and into FirstSun Capital Bancorp and Sunflower Bank, respectively, in an … Read more
In January, FNBK Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Kemp, and Rice-based First State Bank announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby FNBK Holdings Inc. would acquire First State Bank. Upon closing of the transaction, expected in the second quarter of 2022, First State Bank will be merged … Read more