Texas

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.

The Houston company had been an interested, but selective, acquirer before announcing this year's biggest bank deal.

With hurricane season just weeks away, bankers from coastal markets share the hard lessons learned after the storms that belted Florida, the Gulf Coast and elsewhere last year. Their advice can be applied in all kinds of emergencies.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares plans to raise $40 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

Dan Rollins engineered nearly a dozen deals while at Prosperity Bank. Now CEO at BancorpSouth, he has returned to M&A after spending four frustrating years dealing with compliance issues.

BancorpSouth, which had two prior deals delayed over BSA and CRA issues, has agreed to buy a bank in the Houston area.

However, mortgage growth and servicing income weren't the only reasons profits rose by double digits at the Dallas bank.

Independent Bank Group said the firms had become shareholders after it bought Carlile Bancshares last year.

Bank consolidation in the city has picked up in recent months despite erratic oil prices and flooding tied to Hurricane Harvey.

Triumph Bancorp has developed technology to help freight brokers make faster payments to truckers, charging a fee for the service.