TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Charters The TDB reports that Texas Global Trust Co. LLC, based in Dallas, has applied for a charter. Branches The OCC reports that Woodforest National Bank, based in The Woodlands, has applied to establish the following branches: 10750 Westview Dr. in Houston; 13663 FM 1488 in Magnolia; 13227 City Square Dr. in Jacksonville, Florida; 11110 … Read more
Charters The TDB reports that Houston Bank of Commerce & Trust, based in Houston, has applied for a bank charter. Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC reports that it has approved an application by Home Bank National Association, based in Lafayette, Louisiana, to acquire Texan Bank National Association, based in Houston. Branches The OCC reports that … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The TDB reports that Allegiance Bank, based in Houston, has applied to merge with Community Bank of Texas NA, based in Beaumont. Branches The OCC reports that Lamar National Bank, based in Paris, has established a branch at 6801 Gaylord Pkwy., Ste. 101, in Frisco. The OCC reports that JPMorgan Chase Bank … Read more
On January 25, Maple Financial Holdings Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based MapleMark Bank, and Oakwood Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Oakwood Bank, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in a merger-of-equals transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, the combined holding company will be Maple Financial … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Charles Hervey and Scott Allex have joined its Harlingen banking group at 1010 S. Expressway 83. Hervey will serve as senior vice president/commercial loan officer and Allex will serve as vice president/business development officer. “[Hervey and Allex] bring considerable experience and know what’s important to South Texas residents and … Read more
Home Offices The OCC reports that Legacy Trust Co. National Association, based in Houston, has applied to relocate its home office from 1801 Smith St., Ste. 1900, in Houston to 1415 Louisiana, Ste. 1900, in Houston. Branches The OCC reports that Lone Star National Bank, based in Pharr, has established a branch at 4500 N. … Read more
Branches The OCC reports that it has approved an application by JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, based in Columbus, Ohio, to establish the following branches: the northwest corner of Williams Dr. (FM 2338) and Wildwood Dr. in Georgetown; and the northeast corner of Woodall Rodgers Frwy. and N. Akard St. in Dallas. The TDB reports … Read more
Dallas-based Comerica Inc. has announced that William Adams has been named senior vice president/chief economist. He succeeds Robert Dye Ph.D., who is retiring on January 28. Adams will lead Comerica’s economics department, providing research and analysis that impact the bank’s key markets, as well as business leaders and policymakers throughout the country. He will report … Read more
The Frost Medical District Financial Center—the first of 28 new financial centers to open in San Antonio-based Frost Bank’s Dallas region expansion—is now open for business. The new branch, like the other locations in the bank’s recent expansions, features a full range of financial services for consumer and business customers. It’s also home to one … 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