Texas

Pilgrim Bancorp. in Mount Pleasant, Texas, has agreed to buy North Central Texas Bancshares in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Ted Strauss, a Dallas entrepreneur who helped establish two of the city's most-prominent banks, died Friday morning.

Barclays Bank is planning to open a global technology support center in McKinney, Texas.

Regulatory delays have forced ViewPoint Financial in Plano, Texas, and LegacyTexas Group in Plano to push back the closing date for their planned merger a second time.

Shares in Green Bancorp jumped nearly 14% following the Houston company’s initial public offering.

Executives at Allegiance Bancshares have long been vocal about their desire to take the Houston company public. The company recently agreed to buy Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, giving it one more opportunity to boost its profile before taking the plunge.

Gabe Krajicek, CEO of Austin, Texas-based BancVue, a wholesale financial services company, reminded credit unions to be aware of the potential for a short-term interest rate hike in 2015.

Cullen/Frost Bankers in San Antonio, Texas, reported an uptick second-quarter earnings, boosted by its recent acquisition of WNB Bancshares.

Prosperity Bancshares in Houston reported record profits in the second quarter as two recent acquisitions substantially boosted interest and fee income.

Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas reported higher quarterly profit, fueled by an increase in the size and quality of its loan portfolio.

Between the proposed virtual currency regulations in New York and those already established in Texas, the future of Bitcoin would be brighter if more states follow the Lone Star State's example, says one legal expert.

Farmers Bank & Trust in Magnolia, Ark., has agreed to acquire the 1st Bank of Texarkana, a $309 million-asset bank located just over the state line in Texas.

Vantage Bancorp in San Antonio has agreed to buy Medina Bankshares in D'Hanis, Texas.

Comerica (CMA) in Dallas reported higher earnings for the second quarter thanks heavily to savings on salary-related expenses.

Independent Bank in McKinney, Texas, is planning to raise capital by issuing debt.

Cadence Bancorp in Houston has raised $245 million in an oversubscribed debt issuance.

The Senate Banking Committee approved Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, on Wednesday to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Green Bancorp in Houston has filed to raise $100 million by going public. The company said in its filing that it plans to use $8 million of the IPO's net proceeds to partially pay for its pending $46 million acquisition of SP Bancorp in Plano, Texas.

Meridian Bank Texas in Fort Worth has acquired State Bank & Trust in Carrolton, Texas.

ViewPoint Financial Group in Plano, Texas, has pushed back the expected closing date for its purchase of LegacyTexas Group, citing a lengthy regulatory approval process.