Alabama's ServisFirst expands beyond Southeast into Texas

ServisFirst Bancshares is expanding its service into Texas, making it the latest in a long line of banks that have stampeded into the Lone Star State. The $18 billion-asset lender, based in Birmingham, Alabama, announced on Monday that it's opening a new office in Houston — its first in the state. The regional bank, which focuses on commercial lending, also has offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. ServisFirst said its Texas operations will be led ...