TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank announced three new hires and a promotion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Zach Granberry has been promoted to executive vice president/senior regional manager of corporate banking for Texas Capital Bank’s Houston region. He most recently served as executive vice president in its private wealth group in Houston. Granberry brings more … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank announced that Michael Pardue will serve as consumer banking executive leading the company’s expanded operations in Texas, including the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin markets. Pardue, a financial services industry veteran of 20 years, makes the move to Texas from Memphis, Tennessee, where he served as Regions Bank’s consumer banking executive … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recently announced appointments and reappointments to its branch boards in San Antonio, Houston and El Paso. As board members, these individuals provide input on regional economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy functions. Each of these branch boards consists of seven members—four appointed by the Dallas … Read more
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 Houston-based Texan Bank NA, jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which Home Bancorp will acquire Friendswood Capital Corp. in an all-cash transaction. The … Read more
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 that wasn’t the worst of it. The freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst in her kitchen resulting in extensive water damage to her cabinets and flooring. The Woodlands-based Woodforest National … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Kristi Conway has joined its Houston lending group as executive vice president at 2925 Richmond Ave. Conway has more than 17 years of financial services and leadership experience, all of which she’s gained at Frost Bank. Most recently, she served as market president for commercial lending. Conway also held … Read more
Corpus Christi-based American Bank has hired Charlie Phillips as market president in Houston. Making the announcement was Donette Stubblefield, chief banking executive for commercial and wealth. Phillips joins American Bank with more than 30 years of banking experience, most recently serving as president of Independent Financial’s Washington location in Houston. He had responsibility for leading … Read more
On October 21, Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Business First Bancshares Inc., the holding company for b1BANK, and Texas Citizens Bancorp Inc. jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Business First will acquire Texas Citizens and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Pasadena-based Texas Citizens Bank NA. Following the completed transaction, the combined institution is … Read more
In October, real estate appraisal and consulting firm Stouffer & Associates LLP announced the expansion of its property valuation services into the Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth markets. With existing offices in San Antonio, Austin and Boerne, Stouffer is now equipped to provide appraisal services throughout Texas. “We have been blessed with a great group of … Read more
Harlingen-based Texas Regional Bank recently announced an expansion into the Houston market with a banking center located at 9821 Katy Fwy., Ste. 101. Longtime Houston bankers Gregg Booth and Lewis Gissel will be responsible for growing and developing opportunities and and the bank’s presence in the Bayou City. The two worked together previously at Texas … Read more