Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

President and CEO for the $543 Million-Asset HomeTown Bank, N.A., in Galveston, Texas. IB: You were recently reelected to serve a second term on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors. Group 3 includes the smallest banks in the state with the majority in rural areas. Photo by Robert Seale.

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Dallas Texas Houston Community 131

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

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 New energy regions adapt.

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North Dakota Texas Louisiana Community Bank 70

American Banker

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Standard Chartered in London has hired a key executive from Independent Bank Group in McKinney, Texas, to oversee its U.S. operations.

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Texas Groups Operations Community Bank 46

Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2019

I’ll be heading to the Wisconsin Bankers Association annual convention and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas regional meetings. The law includes commodity price protections that will give producers and community banks greater business-planning certainty over the next five years. Where I’ll be this month.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Wisconsin Community Texas 70

Independent Banker

JULY 1, 2015

Jamey Smith Citizens Bank in Kilgore, Texas. As a successful commercial lending specialist for more than 30 years, Jamey Smith, Houston region CEO of Citizens Bank in Kilgore, Texas, has pursued a strategy of getting an in-depth understanding of potential customers and their businesses. By Judith Sears.

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Analytics Houston Texas Training 70

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Rosilyn Houston insists that her new job as BBVA Compass' head of human resources is not all that different from her previous one running consumer and commercial banking for the bank's north Texas region.

Houston 28

Houston Texas Regional Resources 28

American Banker

AUGUST 24, 2020

Social distancing and other pandemic-related measures are making it harder for banks in the Gulf region to rely on tried-and-true contingencies.

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Regional Louisiana Texas Community Bank 69

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Early Air Force service prepared the way for community banking in California. After six months at a training base in Texas, my first assignment was to Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taiwan, which was a base operated jointly by the United States and the Republic of China. military personnel in the region. By Stephen M.

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Community Bank Training Community Montana 79

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This deal looks good for Temenos, Kony and the banking industry clients of both firms. The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million.

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United States Texas Austin Kansas City 89

Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. It’s certainly an interesting time to be a community bank, but there are still plenty of ways to make efficiencies with an eye on profitability. ? But one of the biggest problems in community banking today is a fear of risk.

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Strategy Community Bank Louisville Community 135

American Banker

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Texas has had a fair share of M&A since the financial crisis, but deal volume has declined since oil prices began to plummet in late 2014. Uncertainty over sellers' exposure and depressed stock prices for aspiring buyers are largely to blame.

Texas 28

Texas Community Bank Regional National 28

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The merger of equals activity in 2021 was sky high, primarily because banks with pinched margins from low rates worked to grabbed scale. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Bank Merger of the Year. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. You tell us.

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Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

We asked community banks how they’re dealing with the resulting shifts in their employment models. Before remote work was an emergency measure to keep employees safe from a devastating virus, it was a perk some community banks offered to retain and attract talent. One bank that is not turning back. WesBanco, Inc.

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Missouri Community Bank Community Management 142

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

To exemplify, here are three Texas bank''s "Business" and "Business Strategy" sections to their most recently filed 10k. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. Independent?

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Strategy Texas San Antonio Fort Worth 102

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

million investment , Austin, Texas-based Buzz Points is unveiling its new online management portal, Buzz Insight for its rewards and marketing platform. ” Buzz Insight is geared toward community financial institutions (CFIs) like credit unions and smaller banks, giving them visibility into customers and local business data.

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Online Austin Texas Community 12

Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart).

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Arkansas South Carolina FDIC North Carolina 67

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

Directed at regional and community banks and credit unions, the solution gives them the kind of the technology customers are increasingly expecting – and getting – from larger FIs. This is in addition to the role the solution provides in helping customers become better banking consumers.

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Technology San Francisco Nebraska UX 12

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

State Bank of Texas, led by president Sushil Patel (center), has a niche working with hospitality customers like Reena and Arun Patel, who own and operate a La Quinta hotel in Dallas. Between the [Trump] administration and Congress and the regulators, they did a terrific job of allowing banks to work with their borrowers,” says Jeff W.

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Community Bank Community Texas Dallas 209

American Banker

JANUARY 5, 2020

Though there were several high-profile mergers of equals among bigger banks, deal activity rose only slightly, and the vast majority of transactions involved the smallest of institutions. Here's an overview of those trends and others that stood out in bank dealmaking last year.

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Trends Wisconsin Illinois Texas 62

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. In a state that wears autonomy on its chest, it was a bold move for two successful players to collaborate and create a $50 billion powerhouse and the largest independent bank in the great state of Texas! Well done, sir!

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148