Bankers Digest https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html October 25–31, 2026 November 1–7, 2026 WestStar Bank Hires Hernandez as Vice President, Commercial Banker Landers Named President and CEO of Newly Acquired Citizens State Bank In Memoriam: R. Jay Phillips, Bank Operations Institute Third Coast Bank Appoints Rau Chief Risk Officer Texas First Bank’s Chuck Doyle Named 2026 ‘Nonno‘ Tony Smecca Galvestonian of the Year Texas Community Bancshares and The Banc of San Jacinto County Bancshares Announce Merger Agreement PlainsCapital Bank Welcomes Malave as Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager WestStar President and CEO Osborn Elected Treasurer of American Bankers Association NBT Financial Bank CEO Donnell Named Tarrant County Bankers Association’s 2026 Banker of the Year First United Bank Names Little Chief Operating Officer Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards Nearly $60 Million for Affordable Housing in 2026 Origin Bank Promotes Lewis to North Texas Regional President Dallas-based Dominion Bank Agrees to Merge with North Dakota-based First International Bank & Trust Submit News October 11–17, 2026 October 18–24, 2026 Texas Banc Financial Corp. and Haskell Bancshares to Merge Haskell National Bank Into TexasBank Plains Acquisition Corp. to Acquire Austin Colony and First National Bank of Lake Jackson Little Named Commercial Banking Executive Vice President as Amegy Bank Expands Across North Texas In Memoriam: TIB’s Donald Jarrott Briscoe Jr. WestStar Bank Promotes Yeatman to Senior Vice President and Construction Banking Manager Alliance Bank Appoints Roberts Chief Executive Officer Legend Bancorp Closes Acquisition of Graham Savings and Loan Texas Bank and Trust Announces Officer Promotions in East and North Texas Markets Victory Bank Names Fernandez Vice President and Hill Country Banking Leader American Momentum Banks Taps Gardner for Commercial Relationship Management in Bryan/College Station IBC Bank–Laredo Promotes Villarreal to Executive Vice President IBC Bank Promotes Schwebel to President of International Banking First Financial Bank Opens First Full-Service Branch in Austin Area with New Bee Cave Branch Regulatory Actions Advertise Homepage IBC Bank Promotes Lozano to Lead Laredo Market, De La Garza to Lead in San Antonio October 4–10, 2026 September 27–October 3, 2026 Southern Bancshares and SouthStar Bank Sign Agreement to Merge with Nebraska-based Pinnacle Bancorp Third Coast Bancshares Announces Agreement to Acquire Oklahoma-based Great Plains Bancshares Salazar Named Amarillo Market President at Bank19 Worley and Heil Join Susser Bank’s Dallas Commercial Banking Team Community Bankers Bestow IBAT Chairman’s Award to VeraBank’s Tidwell and Renzetti American Momentum Bank Introduces Energy Finance Division SW Graduate School of Banking Accepting 2027 Graduate Banking Program Applications Charter Bank Appoints Oilfield Service Professional to Board of Directors Ramirez Joins First Bank Texas to Serve as Fort Worth Market President Community Bankers Honor IntraFi’s Blackwell with IBAT President’s Award Texas Regional Bank Open Eighth North Texas Branch in Frisco Louisiana-based Home Bank Debuts in Sugar Land, Expanding its Houston Market R Bank Welcomes Matthews as Round Rock Market President