Louisiana’s Business First Merger with Texas’ Oakwood Bancshares Approved by Regulators

In September, Business First Bancshares, the holding company for Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based b1BANK, received regulatory approvals to complete its merger with Oakwood Bancshares, the holding company for Dallas-based Oakwood Bank, a Texas banking association. “We appreciate our regulatory partners’ efficient review of the proposed transaction as well as the strong affirmation expressed by the Oakwood … Read more

Illinois-based First Busey Corp. Enters Texas Market with Kansas-based CrossFirst Bankshares Merger

On August 27, Champaign, Illinois-based First Busey Corp., the holding company for Busey Bank, and Leawood, Kansas-based CrossFirst Bankshares Inc., the holding company for CrossFirst Bank, announced their plan to merge, pursuant to which CrossFirst will merge with and into Busey in an all-common stock transaction valued at approximately $916.8 million, based on Busey’s closing … Read more

Texas Regional Bank Finalizes Acquisition of Estrada Hinojosa & Company

On August 2, Texas State Bankshares Inc., the holding company for Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank, completed its acquisition of Dallas-based investment banking group Estrada Hinojosa & Company Inc. Going forward, the acquired company will operate under TRB Capital Markets LLC, a subsidiary of Texas Regional Bank, using the assumed name of Estrada Hinojosa. This acquisition … Read more

Florida-based SouthState Corp. to Acquire McKinney-based Independent Bank Group

On May 20, SouthState Corp., the parent company of Winter Haven, Florida-based SouthState Bank NA, and Independent Bank Group Inc., the parent company of McKinney-based Independent Bank (dba Independent Financial), jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which SouthState will acquire Independent Bank Group in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately … Read more

Prosperity Bancshares Receives Regulatory Approvals for Lone Star State Bancshares Acquisition

On March 19, Prosperity Bancshares Inc., the parent company of El Campo-based Prosperity Bank, announced that it has received all regulatory approvals to complete its previously announced acquisition of Lone Star State Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Lubbock-based Lone Star State Bank of West Texas. Alan Lackey, CEO of Lone Star State Bank, will … Read more

Louisiana’s BOM Bank to Acquire Nine American State Bank Locations in Texas

On March 15, Natchitoches, Louisiana-based BOM Bank announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire nine Arp, Texas-based American State Bank locations in Texas. These include American State Bank’s Haslam, Timpson, Center, Lufkin, Chestnut, Huntington, Chester and Conroe branches, as well as one soon-to-be-renovated location. The proposed transaction is expected to close in the … Read more

Sunflower Bank/FirstSun Capital Bancorp and HomeStreet Inc. Announce Merger

On January 16, Denver, Colorado-based FirstSun Capital Bancorp, the holding company of Dallas-based Sunflower Bank NA, and Seattle, Washington-based HomeStreet Inc., the holding company of HomeStreet Bank, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which HomeStreet Inc. and HomeStreet Bank will merge with and into FirstSun Capital Bancorp and Sunflower Bank, … Read more

Texas Regional Bank Acquires Smith-Reagan Insurance

Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank recently announced its acquisition of Smith-Reagan Insurance, a leading provider of commercial insurance services based in Cameron County. The acquisition expands the bank’s insurance offerings and positions it to provide a broader range of commercial insurance solutions to businesses of all sizes. The acquisition is part of the Texas Regional Bank’s … Read more

Texas State Bankshares Announces Acquisition Agreement with Estrada Hinojosa & Co.

On August 7, Texas State Bankshares Inc., the holding company for Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank (TRB), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dallas-based investment banking group Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc. The acquisition will add a team of 48 individuals—as well as offices in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Edinburg, … Read more

Farmers Bancshares and Farmers State Bank to be Acquired by FSBH Inc.

FSBH Inc. has agreed to acquire Farmers Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Center-based Farmers State Bank. Upon completion of the merger, management and the employees of the bank will remain in place and there will be no change in the business plan of the bank. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth … Read more