Simmons First National Corp. and Spirit of Texas Bancshares Announce Intent to Merge

On November 19, Pine Bluff, Arkansas-based Simmons First National Corp., the holding company for Pine Bluff, Arkansas-based Simmons Bank, and Conroe-based Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc. announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Simmons will acquire Spirit, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Spirit of Texas Bank SSB, in a transaction consisting … Read more

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Names Johnson Chief Financial Officer

Conroe-based Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Spirit of Texas Bank SSB, recently announced that Allison S. Johnson has been appointed by the board to serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer of both the company and its wholly owned subsidiary. She has been serving as interim chief financial officer of … Read more

Spirit of Texas Bancshares Sells Clear Lake Branch to Moody National Bank

On July 20, Conroe-based Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Spirit of Texas Bank, announced that the bank has entered into a branch purchase-and-assumption agreement to sell its Clear Lake location to Galveston-based Moody National Bank. “Moody will obtain a book of business that they can successfully build on in the Moody … Read more