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Kilgore, TX - East Texas Financial Corporation, the parent company for Citizens Bank headquartered in Kilgore, Texas and Texas National Bancorporation, the parent company for Texas National Bank of Jacksonville, Texas have announced the successful completion of East Texas Financial Corporation’s previously announced acquisition of Texas National Bancorporation after receiving all required regulatory approvals.
East Texas Financial Corporation will operate as a two-bank holding company with combined assets of $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2025. Texas National Bank and Citizens Bank will operate independently until approximately the fourth quarter of 2026, at which time the two banks will merge. After the merger, customers will be able to transact business at any of the combined bank’s 20 offices in East and Southeast Texas.
“Citizens Bank and Texas National Bank share deep roots in East Texas and cultures built on community commitment, local leadership, and long-standing traditions in helping East Texas families and businesses thrive through trusted, personalized, relationship-based banking. This merger was designed with our customers in mind, and I’m confident we’ll be even better able to serve them as modern, community-focused bank in the future,” stated John Mills, President & CEO of Citizens Bank.
Customers of Citizens Bank and Texas National Bank will not experience any immediate changes to their banking experience and should continue to use their existing branches, checks, debit cards, online and mobile banking and other services. Customers will receive information regarding any changes that may occur as a result of the merger of the two banks in the second half of 2026.
Texas National Bank was established in Jacksonville in 1985. The bank has expanded over the years to include nine offices in Bullard, Jacksonville, Lindale, Longview, Lufkin, Marshall, Rusk, and Tyler (2).
Citizens Bank was chartered in 1949, and through a combination of acquisitions and branch expansions, operates 11 banking offices in Bryan, Carthage, Center, Gladewater, Humble, Kilgore, Kountze, Sour Lake, Tyler, The Woodlands, and Yorktown.
