TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
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
Rusty Rust, president and CEO of Nacogdoches-based Commercial Bank of Texas, recently announced the promotion of John Thannisch to head of wealth management and trust in support of the bank’s vision to be the premier community-focused financial services organization. He will serve all 22 of the Commercial Bank of Texas branches. Thannisch has more than … Read more
On March 18, multiple promotions were announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s employee awards dinner. Cascey Freeman has been promoted to vice president/branch manager in Overton. Employed with the bank since 2014, she has managed the bank’s Overton branch since 2023, having previously served as both a consumer lender and lending assistant. A graduate … 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
On April 15, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, announced that Rob C. Holmes, president and chief executive officer, was confirmed as chairman of the board of directors at the conclusion of the company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. Holmes, who has served as president, CEO and director on … Read more
On April 24, Dallas-based Comerica Bank announced that Matt Marchbanks has been named its Fort Worth market president. He will also serve as senior vice president/middle-market and business banking group manager in this footprint. Marchbanks began his financial services career 25 years ago after completing the Comerica Commercial Banking Development Program. Throughout his tenure, he … Read more
Brownwood-based TexasBank has hired Cee Yager to serve as its new Tarrant County president as the bank expands its footprint in Fort Worth and the surrounding area. With 36 years of banking experience, Yager brings expertise in commercial and consumer lending, real estate financing and branch management to his new position. Prior to joining TexasBank, … 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
On April 7, Fort Worth-based Trinity Bank NA announced that Steve Lombardi has joined the executive management team as executive vice president and chief lending officer. Prior to joining Trinity Bank, Lombardi served as a managing director and head of the Fort Worth corporate banking group at Prosperity Bank. In this role, he oversaw a … Read more
Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank announced in April that Cody Adams has been promoted to assistant vice president and credit analyst. He joined the bank in 2021 as a loan processor and soon transferred to the credit department. Adams holds a BBA degree in sports business from Stephen F. Austin and is currently enrolled at … Read more