May 2–8, 2021

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

April 25–May 1, 2021

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

April 18–24, 2021

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

Guaranty Bank & Trust Relocates Denton Location

On October 5, Addison-based Guaranty Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust NA, announced it has relocated its main Denton location from 1100 Dallas Dr., Ste. 100, to 1200 West University Dr. Earlier this month, Guaranty Bank & Trust completed renovations of the new site, originally occupied by the former University State … Read more

Impressive Number of Community Banks Among the 2020 “Best Companies to Work for in Texas”

An impressive number of community banks were included in the recently published 2020 list of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in Texas,” an annual recognition program developed by Texas Monthly magazine, the Texas Association of Business, Texas Society for Human Resource Management and Best Companies Group. Among the companies recognized in the small-sized-employer … Read more