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Louisiana’s Business First Bancshares Completes Acquisition of Texas Citizens Bancorp, Expands in Houston Market

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Business First Bancshares Inc., the holding company for b1BANK, has completed its acquisition of Texas Citizens Bancorp Inc. and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Pasadena-based Texas Citizens...

Louisiana-based Origin Bank Continues Growth in Dallas Market with New Midway Location

Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has announced the opening of its new Midway banking center, located at 13601 Midway Rd. in Dallas. The new location, led by Shash Manocha, banking center...

Texas National Bank Soon to Launch Bankers Lender, a Digital-First Bank for Bankers

On March 4, Texas National Bank, a $170 million bank headquartered in Sweetwater, announced the upcoming launch of Bankers Lender, a digital-first bank designed to serve the needs of individuals working...

Texas Capital Bank Partners with Huston-Tillotson University to Provide Commercial Lending Certificate Program

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, in coordination with the American Bankers Association (ABA), has expanded its Commercial Lending Certificate Program to Huston-Tillotson University...

Frost Bank Opens Little Elm Financial Center—Latest Site of 28-Location Dallas Expansion

The Frost Little Elm Financial Center—the second of 28 new financial centers to open in San Antonio-based Frost Bank’s Dallas region expansion—is now open for business. The new branch, like...

Origin Bancorp Accelerates Texas Expansion with BT Holdings Merger Agreement

On February 24, Ruston, Louisiana-based Origin Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank, and BT Holdings Inc., the holding company for Quitman-based BTH Bank NA, jointly announced...

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American Bank Announces Acquisition of ACG Equipment Finance

January 13, 2022

On January 3, Corpus Christi-based American Bank announced the acquisition of ACG Equipment Finance (ACG), a fully integrated direct equipment financing company headquartered in Austin....

Texas Partners Bank Partners with Legacy Mutual Mortgage

January 12, 2022

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...

Texas Exchange Bank SSB Converts to State-Chartered Bank

January 12, 2022

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...

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Publication Touts Kleberg Bank’s Internship Program

December 30, 2021

Kingsville-based Kleberg Bank is featured in the latest issue of The Islander magazine for its robust internship program. The Islander, published by Texas A&M University–Corpus...

Texas First Bank to Open New Branch in Beaumont in January

December 30, 2021

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.,...

First Foundation Inc. Completes Acquisition of TGR Financial and First Florida Integrity Bank

December 29, 2021

Dallas-based First Foundation Inc., a financial services company with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank, announced that it has...

Home BancShares Receives State Approval for Merger with Happy Bancshares

December 17, 2021

On December 16, Home BancShares Inc., the parent company of Conway, Arkansas-based Centennial Bank, announced that it has received approval from the Arkansas State Banking...

Home Bancorp Announces Expansion Into Houston and Agreement to Acquire Friendswood Capital Corp.

December 16, 2021

On December 16, Home Bancorp Inc., the holding company of the 113-year-old Lafayette, Louisiana-based Home Bank NA, and Friendswood Capital Corp., the holding company of...

Two Texas Community Banks Included in Independent Banker’s ‘Best Community Banks to Work For’ in 2021

December 2, 2021

Independent Banker magazine published its list of the 2021 “Best Community Banks to Work For” in its December issue. Five community banks across the U.S....

Woodforest National Bank and FHLB Dallas Award More Than $250K in Disaster Aid

December 2, 2021

When February’s ice storm caused unprecedented power outages throughout much of Texas, Yeneka Younger (pictured above) shivered in an unheated Dallas home for days. But...

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Future Bankers at Texas Southern University Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate on Industry Exam

Students in Houston-based Texas Southern University’s (TSU) newly established Future Bankers Leadership Program achieved an impressive 100 percent pass rate for a key professional certification exam—giving them a distinct advantage as they pursue careers in...

FirstCapital Bank of Texas Awarded 5-Star Rating by BauerFinancial

BauerFinancial Inc., the nation’s premier bank-rating firm, recently announced that Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas has been awarded Bauer’s 5-Star rating for the 23rd consecutive time. To earn this top rating, the bank must excel...

Extraco Banks Becomes First Texas Bank to Go Live with Agent IQ Service

San Francisco-based Agent IQ Inc., a leader in personal digital customer engagement for financial institutions, recently announced the launch of its Lynq digital assistant and chat service with Temple-based Extraco Banks—Agent IQ’s first financial institution...

Cadence Bank Unveils New Logo

Houston-based Cadence Bank recently introduced its new logo, which celebrates the combination of legacy BancorpSouth Bank and legacy Cadence Bank NA. The two companies completed their merger in October 2021, becoming the new Cadence Bank. The...

Frost Bank Opens Medical District Financial Center—First New Site of Dallas Expansion

The Frost Medical District Financial Center—the first of 28 new financial centers to open in San Antonio-based Frost Bank’s Dallas region expansion—is now open for business. The new branch, like the other locations in the...

Texas Capital Bancshares Announces Launch of Texas Capital Securities

Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank, recently announced the launch of Texas Capital Securities, its affiliated broker dealer. Texas Capital Securities is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...

Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes, Independent Financial Opens New Denison Location

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...

Texas Regional Bank Expands to North Texas with AccessBank Texas Acquisition

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...

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