TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Lubbock-based Peoples Bank has hired Brett Stewart to serve as market president for the bank’s newest location in Frisco. The hiring was announced by Matthew Knies, North Texas market president. The Frisco location currently operates as a loan production office with plans to convert it to a full-service bank. Stewart has been in banking for … Read more
Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas announced that it will open a South Dallas loan production office (LPO), located at 820 Exposition Ave., this fall. The office will serve as the new home for the bank’s emerging markets team and play a critical role in the bank’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence in South … Read more
Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank has opened a loan production office in Forney. This follows the bank’s acquisition of AccessBank in 2021, which added five offices to its network. In addition to Forney, the bank has plans to open several banking centers in the East Dallas region within the next 12 to 18 months. The Forney … Read more
San Antonio-based Vantage Bank has announced plans to enter the Houston market before the end of 2022, according to Community Impact. The move will start with a loan production office in the Galleria area at 5151 San Felipe St., says Cody Cannon, market president in Houston. Officials are in the process of finalizing the lease, … Read more
Wallis-based Wallis Bank recently opened a loan production office in the Phoenix, Arizona, metro area. This is the bank’s first location in Arizona. “We have an excellent regional president, Ketan Patel, who has been in the banking industry for more than 20 years,” says Asif Dakri, CEO. “We see Phoenix as a vibrant, fast-paced, growing … Read more
Arp-based American State Bank has appointed Steve Bowen Amarillo region market president. The bank recently established loan/deposit production offices in West Texas and the South Plains. The Amarillo office is located at 801 S. Fillmore, Suite 205. “As a community bank committed to Texas, we’re starting with the right individuals to lead our markets and … Read more
Houston-based Amegy Bank has opened a loan production office in south Arlington as the bank continues to expand its footprint in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The new loan production office, located at 700 Highlander Blvd., Ste. 350, in Arlington, will be led by Shirley Cox, senior vice president of commercial banking. Cox is an Arlington … Read more
Tyler-based American State Bank recently expanded its footprint with the establishment of a loan production office in Lubbock, according to a report in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. This is the first of several planned expansion offices by American State Bank. The new office, located at 4010 82nd St., Ste. 110, will be led by Bud Holmes, … Read more
On July 29, Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank announced the expansion of its footprint into the Hutto market with the opening of a loan production office in the Highlights of Hutto Plaza. The new office at 531 Ed Schmidt Blvd., Suite 110, will be led by Sean Garcia, vice president/loan officer. He is a seasoned banker with … Read more
Amarillo-based FirstBank Southwest has announced its new loan and deposit production office in Fort Worth. Matt Murray and Scott Whitaker will both serve as vice president/commercial banker for the new Fort Worth marketplace. Prior to joining FirstBank Southwest, Murray and Whitaker managed an extensive customer portfolio for which they maintained primary oversight of all goals, lending and … Read more