Susser Bank to Move Headquarters to Old Parkland East in Dallas

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

Missouri-based Legacy Bank and Trust Welcomes Chancey and Duwe to the Dallas Market

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’s 2023 ‘Best Banks to Work For’ List Includes 11 Texas-based Financial Institutions

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

Oklahoma-based First United Bank Opens New Branch in Plano

Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank has opened a new location in Plano. The bank calls itself a “values-based organization committed to helping people live a lifestyle [the bank describes as] ‘Spend Life Wisely’—centered around four pillars: faith, financial well-being, health and wellness, and personal growth.” In April, the bank is hosting grand-opening events, inviting the … Read more

Frost Bank Opens Two More Financial Centers in 28-branch Dallas Expansion

San Antonio-based Frost Bank’s Central Plano and Northwest Dallas locations—the seventh and eighth of 28 new financial centers to open in the bank’s Dallas region expansion—are open for business. The Central Plano branch opened on November 14 and the Northwest Dallas branch opened on the morning of December 12. A 154-year-old bank with deep Texas … Read more

American Banker’s 2022 ‘Best Banks to Work For’ List Includes Texas-based Financial Institutions

American Banker has released its 2022 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, Oakworth Capital Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was ranked the Best Bank to Work For. Greater Community Bank in Rome, Georgia, is the smallest bank … Read more

Krebbs Promoted to Plano-Parkwood President at First United Bank

Justin Krebbs was recently promoted to community bank president for the Plano-Parkwood branch of Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank. He joined First United Bank in 2019 and has more than 22 years of banking experience specializing in all types of commercial lending, leading markets in Oklahoma and Texas and a track record of building high-performing … Read more

Lane and Jamison Promoted in North Texas at Oklahoma-based First United Bank

Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank recently announced two executive promotions in North Texas. Ted Lane has been promoted to director of treasury management services. A certified treasury professional, Lane joined First United in 2021 with more than 28 years of financial experience specializing in business development, commercial banking and merchant services. He has played a … Read more

First Foundation Bank Opens New Branch in Plano

On May 9, Dallas-based First Foundation Inc., a financial services company with two subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and Irvine, California-based First Foundation Bank, announced that it has opened a new branch in Plano. Along with First Foundation Inc.’s principal executive office in Dallas, the new branch—located at 1601 Preston Rd., Ste. K, in Plano—expands the … Read more

American Banker’s 2021 ‘Best Banks to Work For‘ List Includes Texas-based Financial Institutions

American Banker has released its 2021 list of the “Best Banks to Work For”—aka: “Best Banks to Keep Working For”—which includes 10 banks based in Texas among the 90 listed. Explaining the slight change in the title of this year’s list, American Banker notes that “good employees are hard to find—and keep. Competition for talent … Read more