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TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS

TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS

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Mississippi-based Hancock Whitney Announces Leadership Promotions in Texas

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Gulfport, Mississippi-based Hancock Whitney Bank has announced several commercial banking leadership promotions as part of its continued growth strategy across Texas and Louisiana. The appointments underscore the bank’s continued investment in Texas and its strategy to grow alongside the region’s business community. Hancock Whitney currently operates 18 branches in the Lone Star State. Chris Mosteller … Read more

Louisiana-based Investar Holding Corp. Announces Completion of Wichita Falls Bancshares Acquisition

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On January 2, Investar Holding Corp., the holding company of Investar Bank NA, announced the completion of its acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Wichita Falls-based First National Bank. An agreement relating to the acquisition was announced last July. The acquisition became effective as of January 1. As of December 31, … Read more

Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares to Acquire Cadence Bank

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Huntington Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Columbus, Ohio-based The Huntington National Bank, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cadence Bank, a $53 billion regional bank headquartered in Houston and Tupelo, Mississippi. Cadence Bank operates more than 390 locations across Texas and the South. The partnership, in conjunction with the recently closed acquisition … Read more

SouthState Bank Enters Texas with Independent Financial Merger

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On January 2, Winter Haven, Florida-based SouthState Corp. announced the closing of its acquisition of Independent Bank Group Inc. through the merger of McKinney-based Independent Financial with and into SouthState. Immediately after the January 1 merger, Independent Financial’s subsidiary bank, Independent Bank, merged with and into SouthState Bank NA. As a result of these transactions, … Read more

Woodforest National Bank Celebrates 40 Years with Opening of Two New Locations in Alabama

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The Woodlands-based Woodforest National Bank opened two new locations in Alabama on August 28. The new branches—located in Foley and Birmingham—offer a range of banking services for consumer and business customers. “We are always happy to invest in our communities and appreciate that our customers continue to support us by making Woodforest their bank of … Read more