TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On December 31, Harlingen-based Texas State Bankshares Inc. and Denton-based Access Bancorp Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge Access Bancorp Inc. with Texas State Bankshares Inc. and AccessBank Texas with Texas Regional Bank. As a result of the transaction, Texas Regional Bank will add AccessBank Texas’ six banking centers … Read more
On June 25, Denton-based AccessBank Texas announced the promotion of Duke York to Denton market president. He will spearhead growth in Denton and the surrounding markets. York began his banking career as a credit analyst and advanced quickly into the position of vice president/commercial lending. He has been with AccessBank for the past 12 years in … Read more
Rob Graves recently joined Denton-based AccessBank Texas as vice president/commercial lending. He adds more than a decade of experience in the banking industry to the Dallas/Fort Worth lending team. Graves began his banking career in 2009 with Wells Fargo Bank in Denton, where he worked as a teller and quickly rose through the ranks. After … Read more
Frank Pecorino recently joined Denton-based AccessBank Texas as senior vice president/commercial lending. He brings more than 20 years of banking experience to the team. Pecorino joins AccessBank Texas from Pioneer Bank, where he served as the market leader for Dallas/Fort Worth for the past six years. Pecorino began his banking career in 1998 as a teller at … Read more
Jack Patton was recently promoted to senior vice president of commercial lending at Denton-based AccessBank Texas. Part of the AccessBank Texas team since 2015, he previously served as vice president of commercial lending. “Jack has shown the skill to be an excellent commercial banker and we are excited to have him as part of our … 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