TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE and IDEAS



Worley and Heil Join Susser Bank’s Dallas Commercial Banking Team

Dallas-based Susser Bank continues to expand its Dallas commercial banking team with the addition of  Meredith Worley as senior vice president/relationship manager and Conner Heil as vice president/relationship manager. Worley brings more than 15 years of experience serving privately held businesses and business owners across North Texas. Her expertise includes commercial lending, sponsor lending, asset-based … Read more

PlainsCapital Bank Welcomes Lane as Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking

On September 2, Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Ted Lane has joined its Dallas lending team as executive vice president of commercial banking. With more than 35 years of banking experience, he will focus on developing commercial banking relationships across North Texas, with an emphasis on Collin County and the broader Dallas/Fort Worth market. Prior … Read more

Third Coast Bancshares Sells Subsidiary’s Commercial Capital Assets to Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

On July 13, Third Coast Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Humble-based Third Coast Bank, announced that it has closed the sale of substantially all of the assets of Third Coast Commercial Capital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank, to New Orleans, Louisiana-based Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co. “The sale…allows us to … Read more

Akladios Joins Moody Bank as Senior Vice President and Commercial Banking Officer

Nashwa Akladios has joined Galveston-based Moody Bank’s Friendswood banking team as senior vice president and commercial banking officer. With more than 30 years of banking experience, she specializes in commercial and residential real estate, construction, commercial, industrial, and asset-based lending, equipment financing and lines of credit. Akladios comes to Moody Bank from Truist, for which … Read more

Karas Appointed Executive Vice President at Allied Affiliated Funding

Florida-based Axiom Bank NA recently appointed Dan Karas executive vice president of Dallas-based Allied Affiliated Funding, the bank’s factoring and asset-based lending division. Karas will be responsible for guiding the division and driving its initiatives toward continuing growth. His commercial lending expertise spans nearly four decades with national and regional banks. In his most recent … Read more