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Legend Bancorp Closes Acquisition of Graham Savings and Loan

On October 21, Legend Bancorp Inc., the holding company of Bowie-based Legend Bank NA, and Graham-based Graham Savings and Loan SSB announced the completion of Legend Bancorp’s acquisition of Graham Savings and Loan. The conversion and merger of Graham Savings and Loan into Legend Bank are anticipated in late April 2027. “Reaching this milestone is … Read more

Graham Savings and Loan to Merge with Legend Bank

On May 27, Legend Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Bowie-based Legend Bank NA, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Graham-based Graham Savings and Loan SSB, a Texas community bank founded in 1934. Graham Savings and Loan operates three full-service locations in Graham, Breckenridge and Possum Kingdom, and reports approximately … Read more

Oklahoma-based Great Plains Bancshares to Acquire Providence Bank of Texas

On July 26, Great Plains Bancshares Inc., along with its subsidiary, Elk City, Oklahoma-based Great Plains National Bank, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Providence Bancshares Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Southlake-based Providence Bank of Texas SSB. The acquisition expands Great Plains Bancshares’ growing footprint in the Dallas/Fort Worth … Read more