Texas

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. in San Antonio said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 4% from a year earlier, due to improvements in credit quality and earning assets.

Bank of the West in El Paso, Texas, is changing its name to WestStar Bank to avoid confusion with a much larger San Francisco bank that shares its name.

Concerned about robberies, Chappell Hill Bank began encouraging patrons to bring legally concealed weapons into its branch. Now the bank's unconventional CEO needs to find ways to bring in loans and reduce costs to ensure long-term survival.

NexBank Capital Inc. in Dallas has raised roughly $20 million in fresh capital this year after recently completing a stock sale to group of investors.

Continuing to bulk up in Texas through bite-sized deals, Independent Bank Group Inc. in McKinney said this week that it is buying the $155 million-asset I Bank Texas in Austin.

Prosperity Bancshares Inc. in Houston said it will start listing its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced written agreements with two banking companies.

On the verge of retirement, CEO Gary Base strikes his first-ever deal - and finds his replacement.

CommunityBank of Texas has appointed a longtime Houston banker as its president.

International Bancshares Inc. in Laredo, Texas, said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit fell 10% from the same period in 2010, to $27.3 million, as a drop in loan volume led to a decline in interest income. The company's earnings per share fell 11%, to 40 cents, in line with an analyst's estimate.

OmniAmerican Bancorp Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas, reported a five-fold increase in third-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $1 million, due primarily to improved asset quality.

BB&T Corp., the ninth-largest U.S. bank by deposits, may consider acquisitions in Maryland and Texas to reach at least a No. 5 market share in those states, chief executive officer Kelly King said.

Community Bancorp LLC in Houston said Wednesday that it will change its name to Cadence Bancorp LLC next week.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. said Wednesday that third quarter earnings were nearly flat from a year earlier.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced a written agreement with Border Capital Group Inc. in McAllen, Texas.

Buoyed by solid loan growth and strong gains in fee income, BOK Financial Corp. in Tulsa, Okla., reported a third-quarter profit of $85.1 million, up 32% from the same period last year.

Prosperity Bancshares Inc. in Houston reported on Friday third-quarter income of $36.4 million, up about 13% from the same period a year earlier, due to strong loan growth and a decline in problem assets.

Rockwall Bancshares Inc., a Texas-based start-up, has hired Eric Anderson as its chief executive officer.

A community bank held the most deposits in at least nine Texas metropolitan areas at June 30, according to data recently issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

American Momentum Bank is committed to buying Brazos Valley Bank in College Station, Texas, though it swapped out its application with the Federal Reserve.