TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Branches The OCC reports that First National Bank Texas, based in Killeen, has applied to establish the following branches: 4107 Fry Rd. in Katy and 1015 Hwy. 80 in San Marcos. The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Farmers and Merchants Bank, based in De Leon, to establish a branch at 508 … Read more
Branches The OCC reports that Home Bank NA, based in Lafayette, Louisiana, has applied to establish the following branches: 19415 Gulf Fwy. in Webster and 5940 Fairmont Pkwy. in Pasadena. The OCC reports that Citizens National Bank, based in Cameron, has applied to establish a branch at 1711 Central Texas Expwy., Ste, 105, in Killeen. … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) recently announced that Christopher Doyle, president and CEO of Texas City-based Texas First Bank, has been elected chairman of the IBAT board of directors for 2023–24. He officially accepted this position during the association’s 49th Annual Convention held September 16–19 in Frisco. In addition to Doyle, members of … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank has hired Joel Richardson and Courtney Luper to serve on the bank’s mortgage teams in Austin and Huntsville. Richardson will serve as senior vice president/Central Texas mortgage manager and will office at the bank’s downtown Austin location. His career spans more than two decades and includes financial experience, an MBA degree in finance … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Kaley Lilley has joined its Westlake lending group as senior vice president/commercial loan officer. Lilley has more than 11 years of banking experience. She joins PlainsCapital from Lone Star Capital Bank where she served as a senior vice president and commercial loan officer. She received a BBA degree in … Read more
Branches The OCC reports that it has approved an application by Wells Fargo Bank NA, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to establish a branch at 1133 University Dr. in College Station. The OCC reports that West Texas National Bank, based in Midland, has applied to establish a branch at 300 IH-27 in Plainview. The … Read more
Branches The OCC reports that JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, based in Columbus, Ohio, has applied to establish the following branches: the northwest corner of West Little York Rd. and N Houston Rosslyn Rd. in Houston and the northwest corner of McPherson Blvd. and Summer Creek Dr. in Fort Worth. The OCC reports that National Bank … Read more
Members of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas are meeting in Frisco this week (September 16–19) for the association’s 49th Annual Convention. Frisco’s Omni PGA Resort is the destination for this year’s gathering, so plenty of golfing will be enjoyed in milder temperatures than most of Texas has experienced in months. The four-day event will … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank has hired two bankers to serve its customers in Austin and Tyler. Barrett Crosswell will serve as business development officer for the Austin market. Working from the bank’s downtown Austin office on Sixth Street, she will use her sales and marketing experience to broaden outreach to new and existing VeraBank customers. “We are … Read more
Home Offices The TDB reports that Global One Bank has applied to relocate its home office from 5060 Main St. in Chappell Hill to an existing branch at 1400 Blalock Rd. in Houston and maintain 5060 Main St. in Chappell Hill as a branch. Branches The OCC reports that it has approved an application by … Read more