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Texas digital-only bank offers miles instead of interest

Bank Innovation

As digital banks strive to lock in customers, a Texas-based newcomer to the industry is betting on travel miles as an incentive. Bask Bank, a fee-free digital savings bank created and funded by Texas Capital Bank, launched earlier this week with “thousands of customers.”

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. Photo by Dennis Burnett. Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. By Mindy Charski.

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3 Key Commerce Areas the Texas Winter Storm Teaches Us About Being Unprepared

Perficient

If you’ve been following the news recently, you’ve likely heard something about how Texas has been trampled by unusually cold temperatures and snow this past week. You may have read a previous post I published about moving to Texas from Massachusetts. What you may not have heard is how unprepared the state was for this event.

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Liberty Capital to acquire Southwestern Bancorp in Texas

ABA Community Banking

Liberty Capital Bancshares in Addison, Texas, has agreed to buy Southwestern Bancorp in Boerne, Texas. The post Liberty Capital to acquire Southwestern Bancorp in Texas appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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Case Study: First Mid Bank Fast-Tracks New Market Entry in Commercial Lending

This case study reveals their journey from facing challenges in Texas' complex legal landscape to achieving rapid market entry with GoDocs' innovative commercial closing platform. Discover how First Mid Bank & Trust fast-tracked market expansion through advanced automation and compliance solutions.

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Texas Hotelier Nets $59M In PPP Loans

PYMNTS

The biggest benefactor of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a Dallas, Texas-based hotelier named Monty Bennett, who has received $59 million from the program intended to help small or medium-sized businesses with the economic crisis.

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Texas Lets Eateries Deliver Alcohol With Food Orders

PYMNTS

To help address financial challenges brought about by the coronavirus, Texas Governor Greg Abbott put into place a waiver that lets restaurants deliver alcohol with food orders, ABC 13 reported. The State of Texas is committed to supporting retailers, restaurants, and their employees,” Abbott said per the report.

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