Texas

The Mississippi bank will pay up to $100 million to expand in southwest Alabama and Dallas.

The proposed merger of two family-owned institutions would create a $5 billion-asset bank in Texas.

Credit Union of Texas was struggling with a slow and expensive hiring process. Management decided to revamp, in part by making interviews more dynamic.

The agency says lenders lacked the risk appetite, while bankers point to concerns over turnaround times and strict loan terms.

Ballinger National Bank would be renamed Keystone Bank and its headquarters would move to an Austin suburb.

Governors in Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin used International Credit Union day as an opportunity to recognize the industry.

John Kolhoff will lead the Credit Union Commission of Texas starting in early December.

The company agreed to buy Mainland Bank for nearly $20 million in stock.

A first-time chief executive will take the helm of the Texas-based credit union next month.

Hanmi alleges that SWNB's directors actively advised the Houston bank's investors to reject the merger.