TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
The Texas Bankers Foundation, the charitable arm of the Texas Bankers Association, has announced the 17 recipients of the 2022 50-Year Banker Awards. Each of the bankers selected is recognized for his/her exemplary and long-standing service to the banking industry. Launched in 1989 by the Texas Bankers Association, the 50-Year Banker Awards honor the men … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) recently announced this year’s finalists for its coveted Five*Star Award. Three winners—based on company size—will be announced during the association’s 2022 IBAT Connecting Leaders Conference, June 16–18 in Round Rock. Since 2002, IBAT’s Five*Star Award has recognized associate members that routinely provide excellent service and innovative solutions to … Read more
Chasity Peiffer has been named Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s “2021 Employee of the Year.” This award, determined by the bank’s officers, recognizes an employee who distinctly exhibits the bank’s core values of integrity, excellence, mutual respect, professionalism and joy. Peiffer has been employed by the bank since 2018. She currently serves as retail field … Read more
For the 13th consecutive year, Frost Bank has received the highest ranking in customer satisfaction in Texas, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The study ranked banks doing business in Texas, including regional and large banks. With an overall satisfaction index score of 755—89 points higher than the Texas region average—Frost … Read more
The Texas Bankers Hall of Fame will induct its 2022 honorees at the Ninth Annual Texas Bankers Hall of Fame Gala on April 28 on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Five iconic bankers—James D. “Jay” Dreibelbis, the late Robert Griffith “Bob” Greer, W. Wes Hoskins, Ben Morgan and R. Michael Rigby—will … Read more
Ryan Suchala, Dallas community bank president at Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank, has been named as one of the D Magazine/D CEO’s Dallas 500 honorees for 2022. According to D CEO, this list profiles “the region’s most influential business, civic and nonprofit leaders” throughout North Texas. For the past four years, Suchala has helped lead … Read more
Midland-based Community National Bank was recently awarded Outstanding Philanthropic Company by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Midland. The bank was nominated by Kay Crites, executive director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Permian Basin, and recognizes the generous contributions made by Community National Bank to more than 70 nonprofit organizations within the … Read more
American Banker has released its 2021 list of the “Best Banks to Work For”—aka: “Best Banks to Keep Working For”—which includes 10 banks based in Texas among the 90 listed. Explaining the slight change in the title of this year’s list, American Banker notes that “good employees are hard to find—and keep. Competition for talent … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) recently honored Rogers-Ford, L.C., Architecture and Interior Design with the 2021 IBAT President’s Award. Pat and Cindy Ford, company founders, accepted this prestigious honor on behalf of the company in September during IBAT’s 2021 Convention in Austin. Rogers-Ford, L.C., based in Dallas, provides architecture and interior design services … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) announced this year’s three winners of its coveted Five*Star Award in June during the association’s 2021 IBAT Connecting Leaders Conference held in Grapevine, Texas. The 2021 recipients are Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford LLP (category 1, small-size business); Bank Compensation Consulting (BCC) (category 2, medium-size business); and CLA … Read more