List of Massive Texas Bank Closures Now Grows This Month

December 18, 2023

The list of massive Texas bank closures now grows this month according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) bulletin.

Two more locations are scheduled to close in the coming weeks, adding to the massive list of bank closures in Texas.

Below is the most updated list of banks that have recently closed in Texas or will be shuttering very soon:

Wells Fargo. 500 W. University Ave, El Paso (NEW)
Wells Fargo. 2514 Southmost Rd, Brownsville (NEW)
Wells Fargo. 1155 Union Circle, 2ND FL RM 222, Denton.
Wells Fargo. 700 Jackson, Richmond
Wells Fargo. 14999 Preston Rd, Building F, Dallas
Verabank. 1100 Williams Dr, Georgetown
American Bank. 12145 FM 1960 West, Houston
Wells Fargo. 3580 Frankford Rd, Dallas
Wells Fargo. 1200 Flower Mound Rd, Flower Mound
JP Morgan. 213 W Greens Rd, Houston
Wells Fargo. 2824 Hillcroft St, Houston
Bank of America. 9660 Hillcroft St, Houston
Wells Fargo. 1420 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas
JP Morgan Chase. 16802 El Camino Real, Houston
Capital One. 2301 E. Riverside Dr, Austin
Capital One. 2910 S. Lakeline Blvd, Cedar Park
Wells Fargo. 11152 S. Gessner Dr, Houston
Woodforest NB. 80 Uvalde, Houston
JP Morgan. 14114 Dallas Parkway, Dallas
Wells Fargo. 1420 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas
JP Morgan Chase. 16802 El Camino Real, Houston
JP Morgan. 1200 Clear Lake City Blvd, Houston
JP Morgan. 3103 FM 528 Friendswood
Home Bank. 12941 Gulf Freeway, Houston
Home Bank. 251 West Medical Center, Webster
Bank of America. 7900 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin
First NB. 5671 Treaschwig Rd, Spring
Bank of America. 7900 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin
Wells Fargo. 8903 West Military Dr, San Antonio
First American Bank. 25700 I-45 North, Spring
JP Morgan. 2902 North Beltline Rd, Irving

The surge of online banking has triggered banks to pivot more towards the digital world, resulting in US bank closures.

Although many Americans enjoy the convenience of online banking, experts have warned that a digital banking industry leaves certain customers vulnerable to improper practices.

A report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found that when there are fewer branches in an area, more people use “alternative financial services that open them to unregulated and predatory financial practices.”

Meanwhile, a recent survey by Daily Mail found that 51% of Americans were either “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about the closure of bank branches.

Also Read: A US Bank is Now Denying Customers Access to Money

Other Banking News Today

A bank now fails to prevent a retiree from losing all her money after the Memphis, Tennessee, resident fell victim to scammers.

Maureen Rosenblum, 88, is now demanding she be compensated $500,000 by her bank after losing $120,000 to the fraudsters.

She claims her bank failed to prevent the fraudulent charges.

Her son, attorney Jeffrey Rosenblum, claims that his mom’s bank allowed the fraudulent transactions to occur.

According to the suit, Regions Bank approved two large transactions from Maureen in late November of last year.

“She got a message on her laptop,” the attorney reported.

“One of the things she enjoyed doing is getting on Facebook and emailing her friends who moved away from Memphis, and she sees this message, ‘Your computer’s been hacked!’ and she panicked.”

Maureen contacted the fraudsters soon after, ultimately losing her $120,000 in life savings after wiring the money from her financial institution, Regions Bank.

On November 28, Rosenblum worked with his mother to file a lawsuit against the bank, claiming they should have prevented their client from taking out the cash to pay the scammers, reports The-Sun.

They’re asking for at least $500,000 for Regions Bank’s alleged “negligence” in letting the 88-year-old withdraw the considerable funds.

The scammers claimed to be part of Microsoft’s “fraud department,” per the suit.

A man who referred to himself as “Josh” then told Maureen over the phone that she should transfer at least $95,000 to “protected accounts” so her money wouldn’t be stolen from the “hack,” the suit continued.

The fraudster then allegedly gave Maureen the information for an account at Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong, China, for the money to be wired.

According to the lawsuit, Maureen also claimed Josh told her to inform employees at Regions Bank that the excess funds were for a family emergency when asked.

The first $95,000 wire transfer was approved, per the suit, and Maureen went back only one day later for another transfer of $25,000.

“She was told by this ‘Josh’ fella to go back to the bank the following day and to wire $25,000 more to a man called Shen Ciao Hsin at Standard Charter Bank in Hong Kong and Regions Bank again allowed her to do it,” Rosenblum claimed.

Maureen is now requesting $500,000 in damages from the financial institution along with the $120,000 she lost, the suit states.

Also Read: The US Treasury Direct is Now Freezing Customer Accounts

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