Texas

The San Antonio bank has had little trouble hiring retail bankers to staff its new Houston branches, but it’s having a harder time filling IT and cybersecurity jobs at its headquarters, said CEO Phil Green.

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

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

As more credit unions deploy mobile video banking, some observers say if credit unions don’t hop on board now they could be left behind in the next few years.

Cynde Jones, who served as an executive vice president for more than a decade, has taken over following longtime CEO Chuck Rutan's retirement.

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

Linda Landry, who at one time led Southeast Texas Employees FCU, has been barred from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

Erasmo Ramos will move from one southern Texas CU to another.

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.

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