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Lubbock, TX-based FirstBank & Trust (FB&T), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (“Heartland”) (NASDAQ: HTLF), and Levelland, TX-based AimBank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIM Bancshares, Inc. (“ABI”), today jointly announced that their parent companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which ABI will be acquired by Heartland. Lubbock, Texas, February 11, 2020— At the time of the closing of the acquisition, FB&T and AimBank will merge. The combination of FB&T and AimBank will create Heartland’s largest bank subsidiary with assets of almost $3...
Today, FirstBank & Trust Texas presented a $500,000 check to Texas Tech University’s Jerry S. Rawls College of Business supporting the college’s new Excellence in Banking Program. Lubbock, TX – October 1, 2019 – Greg Garland, president of FirstBank & Trust Texas, said the bank is proud to partner with “one of the leading business schools in the country” to help develop future banking leaders. “With this new partnership, FirstBank & Trust Texas is proud to support a professional development program that will equip students through curriculum, financial modeling and industry networking for a...