Houston-area community banks complete merger

Houston-based Third Coast Bancshares Inc. and Pearland-based Heritage Bancorp Inc. have officially combined.

Their parent companies, Third Coast Bancshares and Heritage Bancorp, announced the completion of their merger of equals in a Jan. 2 press release. The deal, originally announced in September 2019, created a $1.2 billion bank operation that operates under the Third Coast brand. The deal closed Jan. 1, according to a company spokesperson.

“Third Coast Bank and Heritage Bank come from a culture…