TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On July 7, Dallas-based Susser Bank relocated its Dallas office and official headquarters to the Resolute Tower on the historic Old Parkland campus. The new full-service office is located at 4020 Maple Ave., Ste. 150, in Dallas. Located just off Maple Ave. with direct access to the Dallas North Tollway, the new office enhances accessibility for … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has promoted Shelly Chambers to wealth management market manager for the Fort Worth region of The Private Bank at PlainsCapital. She joined The Private Bank in 2023 as senior vice president/senior wealth administrator and has more than 30 years of financial services experience in Texas. In her expanded role, Chambers will lead … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank has appointed Carl Cravens president and chief banking officer. In his expanded role, he will continue to report directly to Sam L. Susser, chairman and CEO, and assume responsibility for all commercial banking, credit functions and marketing across the bank’s footprint. Cravens joined Susser Bank in 2018 and has been instrumental in scaling … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Cullen Seitz to serve on its Austin lending team as senior vice president/senior commercial loan officer. He will be based at the bank’s Downtown Austin location at 201 W. Fifth St., Ste. 100. “Cullen brings nearly two decades of commercial banking experience and a deep understanding of the Austin market,” … Read more
Corpus Christi-based American Bank has hired Marek Labedzki to serve as senior commercial lending officer the bank’s 3737 Buffalo Speedway location in Houston. Making the announcement was Charlie Phillips, Houston market president. Labedzki has worked in senior leadership roles for several mid-sized and large banks, spending the past 15 years serving clients in the Houston … Read more
The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) recently announced the elected board of directors for its 2025–26 fiscal year. The officers’ terms run from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026. Ron Butler, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Abilene-based First Financial Bank NA, has been named TBA chairman. The new vice chair is William … Read more
On May 22, more than 128 golfers gathered at PGA Frisco’s Fields Ranch Golf Course for the 2025 Susser Bank Golf Classic, raising $225,800 in support of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. All expenses for the event were fully underwritten by Arlington-based Susser Bank and the Susser family, ensuring that every dollar … Read more
On May 19, San Antonio-based Frost Bank reached a milestone—its 200th financial center in Texas—when the bank’s Pflugerville branch opened for business. The bank will celebrate the new location on an upcoming date. A 157-year-old bank with deep Texas roots, Frost Bank has been expanding in its Austin, Dallas and Houston regions. Pflugerville is the … Read more
For the 16th consecutive year, San Antonio-based Frost Bank has received the highest ranking for retail banking customer satisfaction in Texas, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. It evaluates retail banking customer satisfaction with national and regional banks across the U.S. With an overall satisfaction index score of 745—68 points … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Lisa Bowman has joined its Dallas lending team as vice president/commercial loan officer. She will be based at the North Dallas location at 18111 Preston Rd., Ste. 450. “Lisa has a strong background in commercial lending and a real passion for helping businesses succeed,” says Brent Raindl, chair of the … Read more