Moody Bank’s Pierson Elected to Dallas Fed Board, Hill Re-elected to Board and Beasley Appointed to Fed’s El Paso Board

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has announced appointments and reappointments of several prominent Texas bankers to its board of directors and branch boards. As Dallas Fed board and branch board members, they will provide input on regional economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy functions. Victor R. Pierson, chair, president and … Read more

Texas Bankers Foundation Announces 2021 Emerging Leader Honorees

The Texas Bankers Foundation, the charitable arm of the Texas Bankers Association (TBA), has announced the 14 recipients of its 2021 Emerging Leader Awards. Each banker was chosen for his/her outstanding qualities by the president, CEO or chair of a TBA-member banking institution. Launched in 2019 by the Texas Bankers Foundation in collaboration with the Bank … Read more

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Sells Clear Lake Branch to Moody National Bank

On July 20, Conroe-based Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Spirit of Texas Bank, announced that the bank has entered into a branch purchase-and-assumption agreement to sell its Clear Lake location to Galveston-based Moody National Bank. “Moody will obtain a book of business that they can successfully build on in the Moody … Read more