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Vista Bank Announces 40yr Dallas Banker Charles McElrath as Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
Dallas Business Journal DALLAS, TX – May 12, 2025 – Vista Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles McElrath as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending for its South Dallas market. With over 40 years of experience in financial management including over 25 years in commercial lending, McElrath brings

Dallas bank targets acquisitions in Texas, growth in Florida
American Banker By John Reosti May 09, 2025, 3:47 p.m. EDT — A Texas bank that entered the South Florida market in 2023 is seeking to expand in both states. The Dallas-based Vista Bank is eyeing the merger-and-acquisition route in Texas. In Florida, where credit union buyers have crowded into an already competitive market, the

Vista Bank Announces Forty-Year Dallas Fed M&A Regulator Bob Mahalik Joins as SVP, Director of Strategic Initiatives and M&A Advisor
Morningstar DALLAS, April 30, 2025 Dallas-headquartered Vista Bank today announced the appointment of Bob Mahalik, a seasoned financial expert with over 40 years of regulatory experience at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, to Senior Vice President, Director of Strategic Initiatives, and M&A Advisor. The move signals a deepening of the Vista Bank

N. TEXAS VETERANS INVITED TO ATTEND
DALLAS, TX (April 28, 2025) – Vista Bank, one of N. Texas’ top-ranked Dallas-headquartered commercial banks, is proud to announce its continued sponsorship of the Military Outpost at the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson PGA Tour event at the TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. As the PGA Tour returns

Chef says financial literacy has her on path to grow business in South Dallas
NBCDFW By David Goins • Published February 18, 2025 • Updated on February 18, 2025 at 6:32 pm Chef Felicia Guimont prepares for a catering gig the same way, every time. “You know we always have to have our tools to make sure our temperatures are correct,” Guimont said. For 28 years, the North Texas chef,

Vista Bank Hosts Black History Month Brunch Featuring Lady Jade and Business Mogul Roland Parrish
February 23, 2025 dallasweekly.com In honor of Black History Month, Vista Bank hosted an exclusive “Business, Banking, and Brunch” event on Friday, February 21, 2025, at the Vista Bank & Financial Literacy Center in Dallas, Texas. This inspiring event brought together entrepreneurs, community leaders, and business professionals for a morning

Banks: Fastest-growing commercial lenders in North Texas
Locally Researched by: Davie Nguyen, Andrew Vaupel Jan 24, 2025, 5:00am CST Revised: Jan 24, 2025, 10:40am CST The banks in DFW with the fastest-growing commercial and industrial loan portfolios reported loans valued at $781.5 billion as of Sept. 30, marking a 16.84% increase over what was reported in the

These Banks Opened, Closed The Most Branches In DFW In 2024
By Holden Wilen – Staff Writer, Dallas Business JournalJan 3, 2025 Banks closed or opened almost 50 branches in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2024, with the net slightly favoring the former, according to a Dallas Business Journal review of state and federal regulatory filings. Overall, banks closed 24 branches and opened 20 last

Vista Bank’s Rapid Growth Attracts Key Regional Hire
South Florida Business JournalDecember 18, 2024 With more than 20 years of financial-service experience in the Palm Beach area, Maria Coppola-Gomez understands the role that teamwork plays in delivering excellent client service. Her decision to rejoin a group of former colleagues who built one of the region’s strongest community banks









