TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On May 22, more than 128 golfers gathered at PGA Frisco’s Fields Ranch Golf Course for the 2025 Susser Bank Golf Classic, raising $225,800 in support of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. All expenses for the event were fully underwritten by Arlington-based Susser Bank and the Susser family, ensuring that every dollar … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank has opened its newest loan production office in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. Located in City Center at 201 Main St., the new office marks a strategic expansion of the bank’s North Texas footprint. The office will be led by Corey Doyle, director of commercial real estate, who brings more than … Read more
Mergers and Acquisitions The OCC and TDB report that SouthState Bank NA, based in Winter Haven, Florida, has completed its acquisition of Independent Bank, dba Independent Financial, based in McKinney. The TDB reports that Columbus State Bank, based in Columbus, has completed its merger with Hill Bank & Trust Co., based in Weimar. Branches The … Read more
Branches The TDB reports that Wallis Bank, based in Wallis, has established a branch at 4805 E. Sam Houston Pkwy., Ste. 100, in Pasadena. The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Texas Bank, based in Henderson, to establish a branch at 7680 Preston Rd. in Frisco.
Branches The OCC reports that JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, based in Columbus, Ohio, has established the following branches: 9324 Summer Creek Dr. in Fort Worth and 1055 Market Way Rd. in Argyle. The agency also reports that it has received applications by JPMorgan Chase Bank to establish the following branches: at the southeast corner of … Read more
Pictured above: (seated) Janine Marshall, senior vice president/market president; and Patrick White, vice president/deposit and liquidity specialist; (standing) Dawn Chavez, senior vice president/treasury management solutions officer; and Diana Stringfellow, assistant vice president/senior relationship assistant.Dallas-based Susser Bank opened its first full-service branch in Collin County on November 25 at 6900 N. Dallas Pkwy. in Plano’s Legacy … Read more
American Banker has released its 2024 list of the “Best Banks to Work For,” which includes nine banks based in Texas. Northbrook, Illinois-based First Bank Chicago was ranked No. 1 in this year’s list among 90 banks in the 12th annual ranking. The banks on the 2024 list range in size from the 52-employee First … Read more
Dallas-based Susser Bank will more than double its space by moving its headquarters from the Crescent in Uptown Dallas to another iconic Dallas location to accommodate growth, according to a recent article in the Dallas Business Journal. The bank also plans to expand into new Texas markets, including its first branch in Collin County. Both … Read more
Following the company’s expansion into the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, Mountain Grove, Missouri-based Legacy Bank and Trust has hired Cameron Chancey to serve as president for the bank’s Dallas/Fort Worth market. Angela Duwe, AAP, CTP, also joins Legacy Bank and Trust as senior vice president/managing director/treasury management in Dallas. Legacy Bank recently opened branches in Dallas, … Read more
American Banker has released its 2023 list of the “Best Banks to Work For,” which includes 11 banks based in Texas or with operations in Texas among the 90 listed. Like last year and the year before, Oakworth Capital Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was ranked the Best Bank to Work For. First Federal Savings & … Read more