TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On January 13, Leawood, Kansas-based CrossFirst Bank announced that David Felan has been named Texas regional president, overseeing the bank’s operations and offices in Dallas and Frisco. He will be responsible for leading CrossFirst Bank’s continued growth across Texas and will oversee talent recruitment and expansion opportunities. “Any time you are able to attract an … Read more
McKinney-based Independent Financial opened a new permanent Denison financial center in early January, replacing the former location that was among the buildings destroyed two years ago by the fire in historic downtown Denison. The new financial center is located at 900 S. U.S. Highway 75, just minutes from downtown. The branch opened on January 10, with … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Chris Bielss has joined its Austin commercial lending group as senior vice president at 2705 Bee Caves Rd. in Westlake. “[Bielss’] deep-rooted relationships with local entrepreneurs and strong commercial banking background make him an excellent fit to serve PlainsCapital’s clients in Austin and across Texas,” says Sean Mills, Westlake … Read more
Ruston, Louisiana-based Origin Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Origin Bank, announced that Derek McGee has joined the company as senior executive officer and chief legal counsel. He is a former partner of Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP for which his primary area of focus was corporate, securities and regulatory representation of financial institutions. He has … Read more
On December 31, Harlingen-based Texas State Bankshares Inc. and Denton-based Access Bancorp Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge Access Bancorp Inc. with Texas State Bankshares Inc. and AccessBank Texas with Texas Regional Bank. As a result of the transaction, Texas Regional Bank will add AccessBank Texas’ six banking centers … Read more
On January 4, San Antonio-based Texas Partners Bank announced a partnership with Legacy Mutual Mortgage. The acquisition of the partnership interests of Legacy Mutual Mortgage provides Texas Partners Bank—whose members include The Bank of San Antonio, The Bank of Austin and Texas Hill Country Bank—with a comprehensive mortgage platform broadening the bank’s reach and depth of … Read more
Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, announced that Crowley-based Texas Exchange Bank SSB has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a state savings bank. The bank began operating as Texas Exchange Bank under its new charter effective January 1, 2022. Texas Exchange Bank SSB was originally chartered in 1970 … Read more
Texas City-based Texas First Bank has announced plans to open a new full-service banking center in Beaumont in January 2022. The location—at 6363 Phelan Blvd., just east of Dowlen Rd.—will be the 27th banking center in the family-owned and operated Texas First Bank network. The Beaumont team will include Michelle Bowen, banking center manager (transferring … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia-based Cadence Bank has tapped Courtney Lewis as commercial banker and senior relationship manager to lead the bank’s growing commercial and industrial group in Fort Worth. She has more than 20 years of commercial banking experience working with middle-market clients. Lewis is actively recruiting a Fort Worth commercial and industrial lending team. Lewis is … Read more
Bank of Texas, a subsidiary of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corp., has hired Santiago Acuna to serve as vice president/relationship manager for the bank’s Houston corporate banking team. His experience includes focusing on middle-market clients to help them with finance solutions, treasury services and investment needs. He will work with large private and public companies … Read more