TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Members of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas are meeting in Frisco this week (September 16–19) for the association’s 49th Annual Convention. Frisco’s Omni PGA Resort is the destination for this year’s gathering, so plenty of golfing will be enjoyed in milder temperatures than most of Texas has experienced in months. The four-day event will … Read more
On July 18, Woodville-based Citizens State Bank broke ground on its new Valley Ranch location near Kingwood, an area that is experiencing tremendous economic growth and development. The new location will be the permanent home of Citizen State Bank’s Kingwood branch. The 13,200-square-foot facility is expected to be completed by the summer of 2024. Established … Read more
The National Bank of Andrews is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Since forming in March 1983, the bank has grown alongside the hard-working West Texas community it serves. In 1995, the National Bank of Andrews joined forces with the First National Bank of Andrews, strengthening its presence in the community. That same year, the … Read more
Abilene-based First Financial Bank NA has opened a new location in Frankin—its 80th Texas branch. The Franklin branch extends the bank’s reach in the Bryan/College Station region to six locations. Located at 100 W. Decherd, Suite C, the new walk-in facility is an expansion in services from the previous loan production office that opened earlier … Read more
On July 26, Arlington-based Susser Bank hosted a client appreciation event at McKinney’s family-owned Local Yocal BBQ & Grill. Janine Marshall, Susser Bank’s Frisco/McKinney market president, welcomed more than 30 guests and Susser team members to The Augustus, the venue’s event space in historic downtown McKinney. Guests enjoyed the venue’s elegantly rustic atmosphere, Chairman and … Read more
On August 16, Texas City-based Texas First Bank and Texas First Insurance officially broke ground on a new facility in Conroe. It will be the first of its kind for Texas First, housing a full-service banking center, insurance staff and Small Business Administration (SBA) team all under one roof. The 5,300-square-foot facility is part of … Read more
On August 21, Jacksonville-based Austin Bank, The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new full-service banking center in Creekside Park Village in The Woodlands. The ceremony was attended by chamber and business leaders and the Austin Bank leadership team … Read more
On August 7, Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank announced the opening of its Northwest Freeway banking center in Houston, located at the intersection of W. 34th St. and Hwy. 290. The new location marks the bank’s entry into Houston’s Northwest corridor and is the 10th banking center Origin Bank has opened in the Houston area since … Read more
Larry Allen, Lubbock-based Peoples Bank CEO and chairman, has announced a partnership with Slaton Independent School District to rename the Slaton High School football stadium the Blake J. Boyd Memorial Stadium in honor of a revered Texas banker from the area. Blake J. Boyd, a longtime Slaton resident and community leader, passed away in April … Read more
On August 7, Athens-based First State Bank broke ground on a new full-service banking center in Forney. Construction of the 4,278-square-foot facility is targeted for completion by the end of the year. Bank executives, along with general contractors with the SLI Group Inc., a fully integrated commercial design firm specializing in financial institutions, were on … Read more