TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Susser Banc Holdings Corp., the parent company of Dallas-based Susser Bank, announced that it has redomiciled from Maryland to Texas. The move formally aligns the company’s corporate governance with its Texas-based banking franchise, client base and long-term growth strategy. The redomicile does not change the company’s leadership, strategy or daily operations. “Our family began doing … Read more
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Alejandro “Alex” G. Meade III, executive vice president/economic development and public finance at Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank, to the Texas Transportation Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. In addition to Meade, Steven D. Alvis, co-founder and managing partner of NewQuest Properties, was also appointed to … Read more
On June 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the appointment of Marty Green, principal at the law firm Polunsky Beitel Green (PBG), to the Finance Commission of Texas, the body that regulates the state’s consumer credit, banking and mortgage lending activity. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost legal authorities on residential mortgage lending, … Read more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Roselyn “Rosie” Morris Ph.D. to the Finance Commission of Texas for a term set to expire on February 1, 2026. The commission is the governing body of the state banking, savings and loan, and consumer credit agencies. San Marcos-based Morris is a CPA and professor emerita of accounting at … Read more
Stephen Lee, chairman, president and CEO of the Southeast region at Abilene-based First Financial Bank NA was recently appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas State University System Board of Regents. He will serve in that role until February 2027. “Stephen’s excellent leadership over our Southeast Texas region is transcended only by his … Read more