TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On August 16, Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper announced that Hondo-based TXN Bank National Association has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a national banking association. TXN Bank began operating under its new charter effective August 16. The bank, a subsidiary of TXN Bancshares Inc., was originally chartered in 1936 and … Read more
On November 30, Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, announced that The First Liberty National Bank, headquartered in Liberty, has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a national banking association. The bank began operating as First Liberty Bank under its new charter on November 30. A wholly owned … Read more
On November 21, Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, announced that Arlington-based Worthington National Bank has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a national banking association. Effective November 21, the new charter will begin operating under the name Worthington Bank. Originally chartered in 2002, Worthington Bank is a … Read more
On April 11, Simmons First National Corp., the parent company of Pine Bluff, Arkansas-based Simmons Bank, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Conroe-based Spirit of Texas Bank SSB. A definitive agreement to acquire Spirit of Texas Bank was previously announced last November with Spirit’s … Read more
Ralph Gilbert (Gib) Blackman Jr. died peacefully at home on January 8 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. A Texas community banker, he was most widely known as the publisher and editor—along with his wife, Bonnie—of Bankers Digest for more than 30 years. Born October 11, 1947, to Ralph and Betty … 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
On September 15, Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper announced that Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank NA has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a national banking association. The bank opened under its new charter as Texas Capital Bank on September 15. Texas Capital Bank was originally chartered as a national bank in … Read more
On August 31, Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper announced that Trenton-based CapTex Bank National Association has completed its conversion to a Texas state-chartered bank from a national banking association. The bank began operating as CapTex Bank under its new charter effective August 31. The bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapTex Bancshares Inc., was originally chartered in 1901 … Read more