The following is a news release from PlainsCapital Bank:

To commemorate PlainsCapital Bank’s 30th anniversary this month, PlainsCapital is hosting a week-long birthday celebration Feb. 12 – 16, 2018, featuring events, contests, giveaways, and free food and beverages. Customers and members of the community are invited to join in the array of activities being held at the Bank’s flagship location at 50th and University, as PlainsCapital marks three decades as one of the state’s leading banks in the city where it was founded.

With a rich history of philanthropy and community involvement, particularly focused on supporting education initiatives, schools, and young people, PlainsCapital is kicking off the week’s festivities by awarding a total of $30,000 in scholarships to 30 area high school seniors. The presentation will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 12, at the 50th and University branch where PlainsCapital senior executives, including Chairman Alan B. White, President and CEO Jerry Schaffner, West Texas Region Chairman John Owens and Lubbock Market President Barry Ballinger, will be joined by Lubbock Mayor Pro Tem Latrelle Joy; LISD Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo; representatives from Frenship ISD, Lubbock-Cooper ISD, and several local private schools; as well as the student scholarship recipients.

[For more information on the scholarship presentation, click here.]

“Thirty years is a significant milestone, when you consider how far we’ve come,” said Hilltop Holdings Co-CEO and Vice Chairman and PlainsCapital Bank Chairman and Founder Alan B. White. “We are exceedingly grateful to the Lubbock community for giving a group of young bankers the opportunity to earn their trust, when we first opened our doors in 1988. Our Lubbock roots and West Texas values have allowed us to grow the Bank beyond our imagination.”

PlainsCapital Bank’s History

At its heart, the PlainsCapital story is a West Texas story. In the late 1980s, White, an experienced Lubbock banker, was frustrated by what he viewed as a growing industry trend away from relationship-based banking toward a more rigid, corporate banking culture, which he attributed to the numerous mergers and acquisitions permeating the industry. In 1987, he formed PlainsCapital Corporation (PCC) with fellow bankers and founders John Owens and DeWayne “De” Pierce.  PCC acquired Plains National Bank—a Lubbock bank with one location—the following year. The name was eventually changed from Plains National Bank to PlainsCapital Bank. PlainsCapital’s early years came at a time when the country, particularly Texas, was experiencing challenging economic conditions. Yet the Bank thrived. PlainsCapital’s community focus and emphasis on building enduring relationships with customers and employees resonated with West Texas business owners and bankers who gravitated to the Bank. PlainsCapital’s reputation for professionalism, market knowledge, and local decision-making grew, along with its branch network, and within 10 years the Bank had expanded beyond West Texas, moving into markets across the state. In 2012, PlainsCapital merged with Hilltop Holdings Inc., a Dallas-based financial holding company. Today, PlainsCapital Bank is one of the leading community and commercial banks in the state with $9.6 billion in assets, operating 63 branches in eight major markets.

The scheduled activities and birthday festivities at PlainsCapital’s branch at 5010 University Ave. are free and open to the public.

PlainsCapital Bank 30th Anniversary Highlights 
[For a full schedule of events, click here]

Monday, Feb. 12, 2018

  • 30th Anniversary kick-off, complimentary birthday cake and cupcakes
  • $30,000 scholarship presentation to area high school students
  • Kick-off of week-long photo booth contest to win a YETI Tundra 50 cooler

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018

  • Complimentary Mardi Gras beads in honor of Fat Tuesday

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018

  • Flowers, cookies, candy, and other free giveaways to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018

  • Games, prizes, and photo opportunities for the community to have their picture taken with Mo, PlainsCapital’s live buffalo mascot

Friday, Feb. 16, 2018

  • Customer appreciation cookout, contests, and prizes capping off the week’s festivities

About PlainsCapital Bank
As of Dec. 31, 2017, Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank, the sixth-largest Texas-headquartered bank by deposit market share, operated 63 Texas branches with more than 1,200 employees providing highly personalized relationship banking through a single point of contact. Offering commercial lending, treasury management, small business banking, private banking, and trust and wealth management services, PlainsCapital Bank empowers responsive, local decision making in each of its major markets: Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio. PlainsCapital Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings (NYSE:HTH). Find more information at PlainsCapital.com.  

(News release from PlainsCapital Bank)