TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
In August, Dallas-based Vista Bank received the Federal Reserve System’s highest rating of “Outstanding” during a recent Community Reinvestment Act examination. Each year, only 13 percent of banks in the U.S. get the highest rating from the Federal Reserve. During a fiscal year that saw considerable challenges for the entire banking sector, the “Outstanding” rating … Read more
On March 12, Dallas-based Vista Bank affirmed its continued commitment to South Dallas, announcing a new banking center location at the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd. and J B. Jackson. The first bank to open in the Fair Park neighborhood of South Dallas in almost three decades, Vista Bank invested more than $3 million … Read more
Dallas-based Vista Bank has hired Paul Dannevik to serve as Lubbock market president, which includes the company’s operations center and three banking centers. With more than 17 years of banking experience, his career has focused on commercial, industrial, mortgage and real estate banking. Most recently, Dannevik served as senior vice president/regional manager for Lubbock National … Read more
On January 30, Vista Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Dallas-based Vista Bank, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Charis Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary, Justin-based Charis Bank. The transaction will expand Vista Bank’s footprint and lending ability. With the acquisition, Vista will acquire Charis Bank’s North Texas locations and … Read more