TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
The Southwestern Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas held its 2022 commencement on June 9 for the 62nd class. SWGSB Foundation trustee Brad Cheves, vice president for development and external affairs at SMU, gave the commencement address on executive education’s role in leadership development. John Hope Bryant, renowned entrepreneur, … 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
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
Hondo-based banks Hondo National Bank and Community National Bank have applied with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to merge as TXN Bank National Association. As announced in August 2020, Texas Heritage Bancshares Inc, parent company of Hondo National Bank, and Medina Community Bancshares Inc., parent company of Community National Bank, consolidated into … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)—the largest state community banking association in the nation—recently honored 22 Texas community banks with the organization’s Best of Community Banking (BOCB) Awards. The banks were honored on September 20 during IBAT’s 2021 Convention in Austin. IBAT has celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of Texas community banks with the BOCB … Read more
Berry Pigg has joined Midland-based Community National Bank as senior vice president in Lubbock. He has been a commercial lender in Lubbock for more than 30 years, with experience in commercial real estate, equipment financing, construction lending and all types of business financing. Pigg holds a finance degree from the Rawls College of Business at … Read more
Lindsay Ridgeway has joined Midland-based Community National Bank as senior vice president of accounting. She has nine years of experience as a bank controller and previously worked as an auditor, which included financial institution audits. Ridgeway holds a BBA degree in accounting and an MS degree in accounting from Texas A&M University, and is also … Read more
On August 25, Texas Heritage Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Hondo National Bank, and Medina Community Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Hondo-based Community National Bank, jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement to combine the two holding companies into Texas Heritage Bancshares. The merger agreement was unanimously approved by the board of … Read more