Banking Veteran Donnelly Joins Veritex Community Bank as Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Longtime banking veteran Phil Donnelly has joined Dallas-based Veritex Community Bank as senior executive vice president and general counsel. As a member of the bank’s executive leadership team, Donnelly will work hand-in-hand with senior management in developing and implementing bank-wide strategic business initiatives and in the creation of new procedures and protocols designed to strengthen … Read more

First Foundation Bank Opens New Branch in Plano

On May 9, Dallas-based First Foundation Inc., a financial services company with two subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and Irvine, California-based First Foundation Bank, announced that it has opened a new branch in Plano. Along with First Foundation Inc.’s principal executive office in Dallas, the new branch—located at 1601 Preston Rd., Ste. K, in Plano—expands the … Read more

Oklahoma’s Gateway First Bank Welcomes Holly to Commercial Lending Team in Dallas

Jenks, Oklahoma-based Gateway First Bank announced that Zac Holly has joined the bank’s commercial lending team as Dallas market president. He joins the bank with extensive experience in the banking and financial services industry, with a specialty in energy lending and commercial real estate. As a seasoned commercial lending professional, Holly has a demonstrated track … Read more

May 1–7, 2022

Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Texas Regional Bank, based in Harlingen, to acquire AccessBank Texas, based in Denton. Branches The TDB reports that it has approved applications by Frost Bank, based in San Antonio, to establish the following branches 1330 S. Loop 288 in Denton; and 7101 … Read more

April 24–30, 2022

Branches The OCC reports that Fifth Third Bank National Association, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has applied to establish a branch at 1001 Fannin St., Ste. 4725, in Houston. The OCC reports that PNC Bank, National Association, based in Wilmington, Delaware, has applied to establish the following branches: 3903 Ichabod Circle in Arlington; and 907 Bank … Read more

April 17–23, 2022

Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC reports that it has approved an application by The First National Bank of Kemp, based in Kemp, to acquire The First State Bank, based in Rice. Branches The OCC reports that it has approved an application by Amerant Bank National Association, based in Coral Gables, Florida, to relocate a branch … Read more

Triumph Bancorp Announces Strategic Executive Management Reorganization

On April 19, Dallas-based Triumph Bancorp Inc. announced a strategic executive management reorganization to optimize its organizational structure and align more closely with its future growth priorities. Under the reorganization: Ed Schreyer has been named chief operating officer of Triumph Bancorp and its primary operating subsidiary, TBK Bank SSB; Gail Lehmann has been named chief … Read more

April 10–16, 2022

Charters The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Texas Traditions Bank, based in Katy, for a state bank charter. Branches The OCC reports that Bank of America National Association, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has established a branch at 11050 U.S. Hwy 380 in Cross Roads. The agency also reports that Bank … Read more

Delaware-Based PNC Bank Announces North Texas as Location of its Newest Tech Hub

On April 22, Wilmington, Delaware-based PNC Bank announced the opening of its North Texas Technology and Innovation Hub, the most recent tech-focused space it has opened across its coast-to-coast footprint and the first hub of this type to be established in Texas. The hub will accommodate approximately 200 employees, the majority of which will focus on … Read more

Nebraska-based Security National Bank Appoints Fourth Generation Family Members to Board

Omaha, Nebraska-based Security National Bank has appointed James “Jim” V. Huerter III, senior vice president and director of commercial banking, and James E. Landen Jr., senior vice president and Texas market president, to its board of directors. This marks the fourth generation of the Landen family to serve on the Security National Bank board of … Read more