The Bank Slate

INSIGHTS INTO THE BANKING INDUSTRY

Group applies to open de novo bank in Houston

A group is looking to form a new bank in Houston.

Organizers of Inspire Bank filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for deposit insurance on April 28. Inspire would be a national bank regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The application wasn’t immediately available.

Inspire aims to become the third de novo in Houston in the past four years.

Gulf Capital Bank opened in December 2019, while Agility Bank debuted in April 2022.

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