TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Home Office The TDB reports that WestStar Bank, based in El Paso, has applied to relocate its home office from 500 N. Mesa in El Paso to 601 N. Mesa in El Paso. Branches The OCC reports that Texas Republic Bank National Association, based in Frisco, has established a branch at 1212 S. Preston Rd., … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Happy State Bank, based in Happy, to acquire First National Bank of Tahoka, based in Tahoka. The TDB reports that Peoples Bank, based in Lubbock, has acquired First Bank & Trust, based in Seymour. Branches The OCC reports that Amarillo National Bank, … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that Happy State Bank, based in Happy, has applied to acquire First National Bank of Tahoka, based in Tahoka. The TDB reports that Commercial Bank of Texas National Association, based in Nacogdoches, has acquired a branch from Texas Bank and Trust Co., based in Longview. The branch is located at 102 W. … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB and FRBD report that BAT Investments Inc., based in Austin, has applied to acquire Capital Bank of Texas, based in Carrizo Springs. Branches The OCC reports that Bank of America National Association, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has applied to establish a branch at 2522 W. Grand Pkwy. N in Katy. The OCC reports … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC reports that it has approved an application by Lone Star Capital Bank National Association, based in San Antonio, to acquire Business Bank of Texas National Association, based in Austin. Branches The OCC reports that it has approved an application by Wells Fargo Bank National Association, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to establish a … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has announced the following promotions: Jim Dolmas has been promoted to economic policy advisor and senior economist in the research department. Previously, he was a senior research economist. Dolmas joined the Dallas Fed in 2000. He leads the policy group and is a co-editor of Dallas Fed Economics. Dolmas … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recently made announcements of branch board appointments and reappointments in the 11th District, including the San Antonio, Houston and El Paso branches. These appointees will provide input into regional economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy functions. They will serve or continue serving for a three-year term … Read more
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has reappointed Claudia Aguirre of Houston to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors. She will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2023. On the board since 2019, as a member she provides input into regional and national economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve’s … Read more
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has reappointed Greg L. Armstrong as chair and Thomas J. Falk as deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors for 2021. Armstrong is co-founder and retired chairman and CEO of Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline LP. He joined the Dallas Fed board in 2015 and … Read more
Robert A. Hulsey, CEO of Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas, has been elected to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors by its member banks. He will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2023. In his role as a Dallas Fed board member, Hulsey will provide input on regional economic conditions as … Read more