Guaranty Bank & Trust Makes $1 Million Investment to the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund

Guaranty Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Mount Pleasant-based Guaranty Bank & Trust, announced a $1 million equity investment in the Austin Housing Conservancy Fund (AHC) to support workforce affordable rental housing in Central Texas. AHC is a private equity fund focused on purchasing multi-family properties and preserving them as affordable housing for front-line personnel, creatives, … Read more

First United Bank Celebrates Third Annual United Acts of Kindness Day

Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank is on a mission to ignite a kindness revolution. The bank recently collaborated with stakeholders— including employees, customers, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, churches, community leaders and members—to impact people’s lives positively through simple acts of kindness over 24 hours. On February 17, First United Bank branches across Oklahoma and Texas … Read more

Comerica Bank Launches SmallBizCo-Op to Support North Texas’ Small Businesses

Dallas-based Comerica Bank is expanding its support for small businesses in North Texas with a new program, Comerica SmallBizCo-Op, which will share the bank’s assets and resources with small-business customers in the region to help them achieve their goals. The pilot program is available at no cost to the bank’s small-business customers in North Texas … Read more

Alliance Bank Central Texas Breaks Ground on New Branch in Temple

Woodway-based Alliance Bank Central Texas hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new banking center in Temple on February 16. The full-service bank will be located at 408 Hilliard Rd. and mark the seventh branch spread out around Central Texas in Waco, Temple, Belton, Georgetown, Donie and Jewett. The project is scheduled to be completed in … Read more

Amarillo National Bank Names School at West Texas A&M University Following $3 Million Gift

For the first time in more than 10 years, West Texas A&M University (WT) in Canyon has a newly established school, following a $3 million gift from Amarillo National Bank. It’s the largest gift in the bank’s history. The university’s department of accounting, economics and finance in the Paul & Virginia Engler College of Business … Read more

Vista Bancshares Announces Agreement to Acquire Charis Holdings/Charis Bank

On January 30, Vista Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Dallas-based Vista Bank, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Charis Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary, Justin-based Charis Bank. The transaction will expand Vista Bank’s footprint and lending ability. With the acquisition, Vista will acquire Charis Bank’s North Texas locations and … Read more

Bankers Helping Bankers Names PULSE Exclusive Debit Partner

Bankers Helping Bankers, an online platform that promotes innovation among community banks, has named Discover Financial Services’ PULSE debit network its exclusive debit partner. The agreement builds upon PULSE’s longstanding support of community banks and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT), which co-founded Bankers Helping Bankers in partnership with FedFis. As the exclusive debit … Read more

The State National Bank of Groom to be Acquired by 5th Generation Holdings

On January 19, The State National Bank of Groom and its parent holding company, Groom Bancshares Inc., announced an acquisition agreement with 5th Generation Holdings Inc., a community-bank-focused entity formed for purposes of the transaction. As a result of the acquisition, 5th Generation Holdings will become a bank holding company for The State National Bank … Read more

Colorado-based Sunflower Bank Opens Guardian Mortgage Loan Production Office in South Dallas

On December 15, Denver, Colorado-based Sunflower Bank NA and its home loan division, Guardian Mortgage, announced the opening of a new home loan production office located at 1005 W. Jefferson Blvd./Winnetka Place in Dallas. The new location reflects the bank’s strategic focus on providing more home loan and banking services to customers in the Dallas/Fort … Read more

IT Service Provider Integris Purchases Texas-Based CalTech to Build National Community Banking Vertical

On January 4, IT managed service provider Integris announced that it has purchased San Angelo-based CalTech, a community-banking-focused IT managed service provider with offices in Texas and Kansas. This marks Integris’ third acquisition in less than six months, accelerating tremendous growth for the company and its national footprint. With CalTech, Integris now has more than … Read more