Author: Chandler France

Agility Bank named its first-ever COO, adding to the company’s executive team as the bank approaches its two-year anniversary.

While many locally are vying for the NHL to expand to Houston, the league has so far iced expectations that it could be coming to the Bayou City soon.

Stefon Diggs is sure to play a significant role in the Houston Texans’ offense, but see how the Bayou City newcomer could contribute positively as well to area businesses and the community at large.

A Houston billionaire entered Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires List, while the city was named one of the wealthiest in the U.S.

Texas Regional Bank has hired four leaders to fill newly created roles for its Houston-based trust and wealth management executive team. They come from some of Houston’s largest firms.

Two Houston-based wealth management firms, Legacy Asset Management and AltruVista, were both acquired in separate deals announced on April 2.

Prosperity Bank’s acquisition of Lone Star State Bancshares was completed nearly a year after initially expected, a trend which may become more prevalent as regulators propose increased bank M&A scrutiny.

Merger and acquisition dealmakers are optimistic for increased activity in the M&A space over the next six months after deals slowed down again in 2023.

Cadence Bank made a series of executive changes to optimize its organizational structure as it gets further away from is merger with BancorpSouth Bank, which closed in late 2021.

While the bank failures in early 2023 caused some to declare a “regional bank crisis,” Houston bank leaders described the failures as isolated events that had little impact on their companies.