TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Home BancShares Inc. and its subsidiary, Conway, Arkansas-based Centennial Bank, have announced changes to its management team as the bank celebrates 25 years in business. Stephen Tipton has been named chief executive officer of Centennial Bank. In addition to the role of chief lending officer, Kevin Hester has been named president of both Home BancShares and … Read more
On April 22, Home BancShares Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Conway, Arkansas-based Centennial Bank, announced that J. Pat Hickman, former chairman of Amarillo-based Happy Bancshares Inc., has been appointed to the company’s board of directors as contemplated by the merger agreement for the company’s acquisition of Happy Bancshares, which was completed on April 1. … Read more
On April 1, Home BancShares Inc., the parent company of Conway, Arkansas-based Centennial Bank, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Happy Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Amarillo-based Happy State Bank, pursuant to the terms of a definitive agreement and plan of merger whereby, in a series of transactions, an acquisition … Read more
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 Board and the Arkansas State bank commissioner of its applications for the previously announced merger with Happy Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Amarillo-based Happy State Bank. On December 15, … Read more
On September 15, Conway, Arkansas-based Home BancShares Inc. (HOMB), the parent company of Centennial Bank, and Amarillo-based Happy Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Happy State Bank, jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Home BancShares will acquire Happy Bancshares in an all-stock merger, with Home BancShares as … Read more