Amarillo National Bank now Top Texas Community Bank in 2024

Top Texas Community Bank

Amarillo National Bank is the top Texas community bank, with assets of $9.56BN.

US Community Banks

In Q4 2024 combined US community bank total assets were $3.51TN across 3,982 financial institutions. The Federal Reserve defines community banks as those with less than $10 billion in assets.

Texas ranks first in the US with a total of 313 banks and $295BN (8.4%) in total assets, and above Illinois in second with 322 community banks held $224.8BN (6.4%) in total assets. California is in third with 107 community banks and $188BN (5.4%) in assets.

Texas represents 7.9% of all community banks holding 8.4% of total assets. Texas community bank assets grew by 3.4% in Q4 2024, adding $9.7BN from Q4 2023. Assets reduced by 0.53% from Q3 2024.

Top Texas Community Bank by Assets

Amarillo National Bank is the top Texas community bank, with assets of $9.56BN, up 4.3% Year-on-Year (YoY) from $9.16BN in December 2023, and 1.39% Qtr-on-Qtr (QoQ) from $9.43BN in September 2024. The top 10 community banks are shown below.

Top Texas Community Bank

Top Texas Community Bank by 1st Mortgage Portfolio

Texas Bank is the largest holder of single family residential 1st mortgages (closed end) on the balance sheet at $1.22BN, up 17.1% YoY from $1.04BN in December 2023, and 4.7% QoQ from $1.16BN in September 2024. 

Top Bank by 2nd Mortgage Portfolio

First National Bank is the largest holder of single family residential 2nd mortgages on the balance sheet at $72.4MM, down 4.7% YoY from $76.0MM in December 2023, and up marginally 0.06% QoQ from $72.3MM in September 2024.

Top Bank by HELOC Portfolio

Amarillo National Bank is the largest holder of single family residential home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) on the balance sheet at $117MM, up 40.0% YoY from $84MM in December 2023, and 7.2% QoQ from $109MM in September 2024.

Resources & References

Sources for the Top Illinois Community Bank include Recursion, MtgeFi, FFIEC and SEC.

Texas Banker Association
Community & Regional Financial Institutions