TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
On July 13, Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank announced that Cameron Cooper has been promoted to market executive in Smith County and surrounding areas in East Texas. As a commercial banking relationship manager, he will continue meeting the financial needs of businesses across Tyler, Longview, Lufkin and Nacogdoches while also working with colleagues to develop and … Read more
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 completed its acquisition of TGR Financial Inc. and its bank subsidiary, Naples, Florida-based First Florida Integrity Bank, a Florida state-chartered bank with seven branch offices located throughout Southwest Florida, plus … Read more
On April 12, Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank and Houston-based Cadence Bancorporation, the parent company of Cadence Bank NA, jointly announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger with a total market value of more than $6 billion to create a leading Texas and Southeastern … Read more
Irvine, California-based First Foundation Inc., a financial services company with two wholly owned operating subsidiaries, First Foundation Bank and First Foundation Advisors, announced its expansion into Texas with the relocation of its principal executive office to Dallas. The move to Texas aligns with First Foundation Inc.’s strategic goals of expanding into major markets and with … Read more