Local Relationships Key for Bank of Texas

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Bank of Texas is on a mission: to serve as many companies and individuals as possible while intentionally growing across the state. With recent announcements about new teams and offices in San Antonio and Austin, the company is heavily invested in Texas — and focused on keeping up with the significant growth in the region.

While focusing on new markets, the team continues to be committed to maintaining long-term relationships with clients in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston, especially in the current economic climate.

“We are built for times like this,” said Mark Nurdin, Fort Worth market CEO for Bank of Texas. “We have an incredibly diversified portfolio and are very disciplined with our interest rate risk management, liquidity strategy, and our credit management.”

Nurdin reflected on consistent conversation topics with clients: challenges with recruiting and retaining talent, cybersecurity risk, inflationary pressures, lingering supply chain issues, and interest rates.

“We’re all about relationships,” he said. “We have consistent discussions with clients on proactive approaches to combat these challenges and plan for future growth. Our local companies are experiencing the same opportunities we are with the massive growth in our region during a challenging economic cycle — and we are there to support them through the ups and downs.”

It’s all about the people behind the business. “One-on-one conversations are crucial as we focus on relationships with our clients to help us understand the challenges business leaders and wealth clients are facing and where they want to go in the future,” Nurdin said.

While we may be amid a rate-hiking cycle, that hasn’t slowed in-migration to Texas.

“We are welcoming people, and cities throughout Texas continue to create incentives for companies to relocate to this great state,” said Mark Wade, CEO of Bank of Texas. “Our communities have active business leader networks where businesses attract businesses, and there’s a synergy effect that delivers growth.”

The in-migration trend, paired with low unemployment rates, creates a talent crunch — and bankers are not immune. 

“We’re committed to building and maintaining a strong company culture and collaborating to meet our goals,” Wade said. “Grit, perseverance, and passion are core to how we run our company, and we’re always looking to bring people in with those same commitments.”

Nurdin echoed Wade’s comments adding, “As our state continues to see an influx of workers and companies moving in, we’re excited by the opportunity to serve those individuals and businesses here in the local community — with a local team.”

And he expects the Texas market to be vibrant for some time. “Even when the recession comes, and it will to some extent, I believe Texas will generally fare much better than other locations,” Nurdin said.

The team at Bank of Texas looks forward to learning about the growth plans you have for your business. Learn more at BankofTexas.com/Commercial.