texas

Spirit of Texas expanding eastward with latest deal

07/25/19

The company agreed to pay $66 million for the parent of Citizens State Bank in Tyler, Texas.

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South Plains Financial moving into western Texas with bank deal

07/25/19

South Plains' agreement to buy West Texas State Bank is its first major move since conducting an initial public offering in May.

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Grant Bancshares is Texas-bound after agreeing to buy First Bank

07/02/19

The deal comes less than a week after the Louisiana company raised nearly $11 million.

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Could Texas acquisition signal a return of bigger bank deals?

06/17/19

Deal values this year have been smaller than last year despite the hubbub over BB&T-SunTrust. Prosperity's agreement to buy LegacyTexas raises the possibility that the size of bank deals could start climbing.

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Prosperity to buy LegacyTexas Bank for $2.1 billion

06/17/19

The deal, among the four biggest bank acquisitions announced this year, would make Prosperity the second-largest bank based in Texas.

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Bank acquirers are taking a hard look at the Gulf Coast

06/06/19

Diverse economies and a limited number of sellers are making markets like Tampa, Fla., a hot spot for growth-minded banks.

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Suspicious circumstances in failure of Enloe State Bank

06/03/19

Someone reportedly was burning paper at the Texas bank on a recent Saturday night, and a state regulator cited "insider fraud and abuse" after Enloe was closed.

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First failed bank since 2017 will leave FDIC with hefty price tag

05/31/19

Regulators closed The Enloe State Bank in Texas late Friday, marking the first failure in 17 months and the first in the Lone Star State in over five years.

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Keystone in Texas raises $31M, buys a branch

05/14/19

The new capital will allow the Austin bank to increase its lending limit.

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Trump immigration crackdown hurting small banks on border

05/09/19

Heightened regulatory scrutiny and a slowdown in commerce have raised concerns about the viability of doing business along the U.S. Mexico border.

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