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Overview:
At Texas First Bank, our mission is to provide quality financial services by developing exceptional and long-term personalized relationships with the citizens in the communities we serve. We are proud to say that we are staffed with local employees ready to serve you from the boardroom to the lobby.
Our journey began in 1973 when a group of investors organized by Charles T. Doyle purchased First State Bank of Hitchcock. This group also envisioned and successfully established a banking center in all thirteen incorporated towns in Galveston County by the end of the twentieth century. In addition, Texas First acquired Rust-Ewing Insurance Agency, Paramount Mortgage Company, now called Texas First Mortgage, and opened an SBA Lending Division.
With the acquisition of Gulf Coast Bank, Texas First Bank expanded into Harris, Jefferson, Chambers, and Brazoria counties. The future has exciting new endeavors for the board of directors and employees of Texas First to provide various means for us to continue to Helping Texans Build Texas. |
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History:
Texas First Bank is Galveston County's largest, locally owned family of independent community banks. Building an organization takes many years of planning. Charles T. Doyle had a vision for banking and that vision became a reality in 1973 with the acquisition of his first bank.
By year-end 1999, as part of Doyle's vision, he had a banking center in all thirteen cities in Galveston County. Strategic planning sessions are consistently held for the Texas First Bank team and these sessions lead to the services and products, which have made Texas First the bank of choice for area residents. Strategic planning has also contributed to the growth of this bank with recognition state and nation wide.
Timeline
January 3, 1962 – First State Bank – Hitchcock
January 3, 1973 - First State Bank of Hitchcock was purchased by a group of investors organized by Charles T. Doyle
March 27, 1975 - Opened Bank of the West (Stewart Road), Galveston. This bank was the first bank to be organized on the island by a group from the mainland.
February 22, 1977 - Opened Bank of Santa Fe
April 23, 1982 - Opened Gulf National Bank in Texas City
June 5, 1985 - Opened Gulf Shores Bank in Crystal Beach
January 22, 1991 - Opened Bank of the West Broadway, Galveston
November 29, 1993 - Opened First State Bank of Hitchcock, La Marque FM 1764
August 3, 1995 - Name change on all banks to Texas First Bank
October 10, 1995 - Opened Texas First Bank, Kemah
November 6, 1995 - Opened Texas First Bank, Pirates Beach, Galveston
December 7, 1996 - Opened Texas First Bank, Dickinson
February 28, 1998 - Opened Texas First Bank, League City
January 25, 1999 - Opened Texas First Bank, Friendswood
December 13, 1999 - Opened Texas First Bank, La Marque, Oak Street
August 31, 2000 – TFB and Rust – Ewing affiliation announcement & Broadway/Monument Square Dedication
September 1, 2000 - Texas First Bank's Internet Banking Program Launched
June 2003 - Texas First Bank became the FIRST bank in Texas and the second in the nation to offer customers Visa Extras for customers with the Visa Credit and Debit Card to earn reward points each time the cards are used.
November 19, 2003 – TFB Friendswood Grand Opening (new building)
August 11, 2004 – TFB Crystal Beach ribbon cutting on remodel/expansion
October 13, 2004 – TFB Bay Colony Ground Breaking ceremony
November 1, 2004 - Acquisition of Paramount Mortgage Company
January 1, 2005 - Opened SBA Lending Office, Pearland
September 14, 2005 - Re-Opened TFB FM 1764 to include Banking Center, Operations Center, & Mortgage Company
June 2, 2005 – TFB Bay Colony Ribbon Cutting ceremony
January 26, 2006 – Acquired Gulf Coast Bank with locations in Jefferson, Harris and Chambers counties
April 1, 2006 – Gulf Coast Bank officially becomes Texas First Bank in Baytown, Fannett and Winnie
September 13, 2007 – TFB Pearland Ribbon cutting ceremony
February 1, 2008 – Sullivan Insurance Agency was purchased
March 15, 2009 – Houston Business Bank
January 14, 2010 – TFB Alvin
June 7, 2010 – TFB Port Arthur |
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| Formerly known as:
Bank Of Santa Fe |
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