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Houston-area credit union buying bank to expand in energy lending

American Banker

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union has agreed to acquire Sabine State Bank and Trust in Louisiana to raise its profile in the oil-and-gas industry. The deal coincides with record levels of U.S. drilling this year.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists?

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Banks Providing Low-Rate Loans, Deferments in Flood-Ravaged Louisiana

American Banker

Baton Rouge and surrounding areas in Louisiana have been hit by historic rain and flooding in recent days.

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Business First to acquire Louisiana rival Pedestal Bancshares

American Banker

The company will pay $211 million for a bank with 22 branches as $1.2 billion in assets.

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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Yet community bankers serving the oil industry say they’ve been expecting a drop in the notoriously cyclical price of crude. Pat Hickman, chairman and CEO of Happy State Bank, a $2.6 It’s nothing that banks here can’t handle.”.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

IB: You were recently reelected to serve a second term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors. Rasmussen: Yes, it is an honor to serve the Group 3 Banks in Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Louisiana for three more years. Group 3 includes the smallest banks in the state with the majority in rural areas.

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