TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On November 1, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, announced that Chris Calvert and Claire Harrison have been named market chairman and market president of Austin respectively. Calvert has been with Texas Capital Bank for more than 20 years, most recently having served as region president of Austin since … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that Texas Bank, based in Brownwood, has applied to merge with Texas Bank Financial, based in Weatherford. Branches The OCC reports that Bank of America National Association, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has applied to establish a branch at 11050 US Hwy. 380 in Cross Roads. The OCC reports … Read more
Branches The TDB reports that WestStar Bank, based in El Paso, has established a branch at 12160 Pebble Hills in El Paso. The TDB reports that Security State Bank & Trust, based in Fredericksburg, has applied to establish a branch at 3973 W. Vickery Blvd., Ste. 102 and 103, in Fort Worth. The TDB reports … Read more
Elgin-based Frontier Bank of Texas is helping stabilize housing expenses for moderate- and middle-income families in the Austin area. The Central Texas community bank is investing $1 million in the Residency Support Fund of the Austin Housing Conservancy (AHC), a group at the forefront of addressing Austin’s workforce affordability crisis. “We are fully committed to … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC reports that The Hondo National Bank, based in Hondo, has applied to merge with Community National Bank, based in Hondo, with the resulting bank to be named TXN Bank National Association. Branches The OCC reports that Wells Fargo Bank National Association, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has established a … Read more
Branches The TDB reports that The First State Bank, based in Abernathy, has established a branch at 100 E. Hamilton St. in Stamford. The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Grandview Bank, based in Grandview, to establish a branch at 2500 S.W. Wilshire Blvd. in Burleson. The TDB reports that Security State … Read more
On October 25, San Antonio-based Frost Bank announced that it has made an equity investment of $500,000 into the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund (AHC) to support workforce-affordable rental housing in the rapidly growing Austin metropolitan area. AHC, founded in 2016, is an equity fund focused on purchasing multifamily properties and preserving them as affordable housing … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank held the grand opening of its fifth location in Austin on October 26. The new location at 8701 FM 2244, Bldg. 1, Ste. 100, in the Seven Oaks area offers commercial real estate, commercial/retail banking, investments and insurance, and mortgage services. It joins the four established First United Bank locations … Read more
Branches The OCC reports that PNC Bank National Association, based in Wilmington, Delaware, has established the following branches: 660 N. Main Ave. in San Antonio; 407 S. Commerce St. in Harlingen; 10456 Montwood Dr. in El Paso; 512 N. Organ in El Paso; 600 Matamoros St. in Laredo; 2101 S. 10th St. in McAllen; and 800 E. Tom … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that Capital Bank of Texas, based in Carrizo Springs, has completed its merger with BAT Investments Inc., based in Austin. Branches The OCC reports that PNC Bank National Association, based in Wilmington, Delaware, has established a branch at 1860 Payne St. in Dallas. The OCC reports that VeraBank National … Read more