Guaranty Bank & Trust joining forces with Glacier Bancorp,Inc.
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“GNTY”), the bank holding company for Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A. (“Guaranty Bank & Trust”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (“Glacier”).
Pending approval by GNTY’s shareholders and banking regulators and satisfaction of other closing conditions, Guaranty Bank & Trust will become the 18th bank in the Glacier family of banks, and the first in Texas.
The acquisition is expected to close in the 4th quarter of 2025.
“Guaranty Bank & Trust has been a staple in the banking community of Texas for more than a century. We have a bank philosophy of investing in good people, empowering them to serve their customers and communities by making local decisions and being a vital part of their local markets. Our team has always exceeded expectations.
The opportunity to join Glacier Bancorp, which is a family of community banks that collectively share our banking philosophy, culture and character, was a perfect opportunity to position Guaranty Bank & Trust for the future. We will continue to grow and invest in our communities and our customers will be dealing with the same familiar faces, led by the same management team, in each of our markets and with the move, our name will not change. We will continue to be Guaranty Bank & Trust.
The same locations that serve you today will serve you tomorrow. This partnership gives Guaranty added strength, with the support of a larger balance sheet and the resources to invest in the latest technologies and products to serve our existing and future customers.” said Ty Abston, Chairman & CEO.
“We understand the importance of taking care of the places we call home,” said Randy Chesler, Glacier’s President and CEO. “Guaranty Bank & Trust will join our 17 other bank divisions headquartered in eight states across the West and Southwest, all served by local teams making decisions about how to best meet the needs of their customers and communities.
We are excited to bring Glacier’s highly successful community banking model to the State of Texas with a partner who has spent the last century building such a strong foundation of trust.”
