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manager Debbie Adams and tellers S&P Global Ranks the Best-Performing
Kelsey Nelson and Roxana Molina. Community Banks for 2017
“Our mission to remain locally
owned and operated means that n March, S&P Global Market In- this recognition, but, in fact, S&P
our bank’s deposits and loans will Itelligence released its rankings Global objectively ranks every bank
stay right here in Chambers County of 2017’s 100 best-performing in the country to determine the
and not be exported or sold off to banks in three categories: commu- top performers,” says David Baty,
Houston, Beaumont or elsewhere,” nity banks with assets between Texas Republic Bank’s president
says Ken Moore, Anahuac National $1 billion and $10 billion, commu- and CEO.
Bank’s president and CEO. nity banks with assets less than “We see community banks…
Chartered by local farmers, $1 billion and top-performing as a critical engine for the overall
ranchers and businessmen in 1976, credit unions. In the category of U.S. economy,” says J.P. O’Sulli-
Anahuac National Bank is still best-performing community banks van, senior director of financial
the only national bank in Cham- with assets under $1 billion, Arizo- institutions at S&P Global Market
bers County, but it is also the only na’s Metro Phoenix Bank took the Intelligence.
locally owned and independently No. 1 spot after reporting a 23.39 Texas-based banks,
operated bank in Chambers Coun- percent pretax return on average less than $1 billion:
ty. Each of the bank’s locations— tangible common equity, strong
Anahuac National Bank, Barbers loan growth and a 5.90 percent net 4 Texas Republic Bank, N.A.,
Hill Bank, East Chambers County interest margin. Frisco
Bank and Hardin Bank—operate Texas Republic Bank, N.A. in 12 Wallis State Bank
as an independent bank of their Frisco came in at No. 4—the fourth 14 Citizens State Bank, Miles
respective community, staffed by time in the past five years the bank 25 First National Bank
personnel who reside within their has held that position. “Most peo- of McGregor
specific locales. ple would probably think that our 36 First National Bank
bank applied to be considered for of Eldorado
39 Charter Bank, Corpus Christi
40 State Bank of Texas, Dallas
51 Tejas Bank, Monahans
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