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Green Bank
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Green Bank
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greenbank.com
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Private
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2006
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Green Bank is a private, for-profit community bank headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 2006 and operating with 251-500 employees under the brand and domain greenbank.com. The institution is referenced in available sources as a financial institution — its primary lines of activity include commercial lending and traditional community banking services, evidenced by a documented $11.5 million loan alongside Champlain National Bank to finance the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York's Adirondack region in early 2024.

The company's growth has been supported by institutional capital. In April 2010, Green Bank raised $115,000,000 from a syndicate of private-equity sponsors — Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL), Harvest Partners, and Pine Brook Partners — indicating an investor base aligned with mid-market financial-services roll-ups. In May 2014, Green Bank acquired SP Bancorp, an inorganic move consistent with community-bank consolidation strategies used to scale loan portfolios, deposits, and branch presence. Geographic operations span the Houston home market and an apparent commercial lending footprint extending into the Northeast United States.

The available data on the bank's product set, pricing, segment mix, and revenue is thin: no revenue figures, no customer logos beyond a single commercial borrower, no disclosed product lineup, and no digital-banking specifics are available. The firmographic description on the company's site is a generic banking tagline ("Great products. Great service."), and core technology, integrations, and AI capabilities are not disclosed. Note: partnerships data in the input referencing the National Science Foundation and NASA around the Green Bank Telescope for Artemis 2 tracking pertains to the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia and is not attributable to Green Bank, N.A.'s banking operations.

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Green Bank is a private, Houston-headquartered community bank founded in 2006, employing 251-500 staff, that provides traditional commercial and community banking services and has expanded into Northeast US lending.

Operating statusenum
Operating
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Headcount rangeband
251–500
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersHouston, United States
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Houston
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
commercial lending, community banking, commercial real estate loans, business term loans, banking services
NAICS code2 codes
  • Commercial Banking522110
  • Commercial Banking52211
SIC code2 codes
  • National Commercial Banks6021
  • State Commercial Banks6022
Product category
Commercial Banking
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Green Bank is a privately held commercial bank that provides lending products to businesses, including commercial real estate and business term loans. Its origination activity is evidenced by multi-million-dollar facility financings, such as the $11.5 million loan supporting the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York, alongside co-lender Champlain National Bank.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product and service1 record
1Commercial Lending
CategoryCommercial Lending
Description

Commercial loan facilities provided to businesses, including commercial real estate and business term loans. Evidenced by an $11.5 million loan to the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York, co-funded with Champlain National Bank.

Partnership2 partners
1National Science Foundation
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

The National Science Foundation co-funds the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) alongside NASA, demonstrating a multi-agency partnership where tools designed for cosmic observation are adapted to serve human spaceflight protection and tracking. The NSF supports the GBT as part of the U.S. astronomical research infrastructure.

2NASA
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

NASA partnered with the National Science Foundation to use the Green Bank Telescope for tracking the Artemis 2 spacecraft carrying four astronauts around the Moon. This partnership demonstrates adaptation of radio astronomy tools for human spaceflight protection and tracking.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Recent move3 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Cullen/Frost Bankers (Frost Bank)
TypeDirect peer
Description

San Antonio-headquartered Texas-focused regional bank with comparable community/commercial banking orientation and similar commercial lending exposure.

2Texas Capital Bancshares
TypeDirect peer
Description

Dallas-based commercial bank with similar business banking focus and comparable scale, competing in the same Texas markets.

3Comerica
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Larger, established Texas-headquartered commercial bank with overlapping capabilities but a broader national middle-market franchise; relevant competitive benchmark rather than a head-to-head peer.

4Brookline Bancorp
TypeDirect peer
Description

PE-influenced community bank holding company with a multi-decade roll-up strategy — directly comparable capital structure and M&A-driven growth approach.

5First Financial Bankshares
TypeDirect peer
Description

Abilene, TX-based community bank holding company operating across Texas with a similar traditional community banking approach and conservative risk profile.

6Independent Bank Group
TypeDirect peer
Description

Houston-headquartered Texas community bank holding company with comparable size, geography, and traditional community/commercial banking model.

7Veritex Community Bank
TypeDirect peer
Description

Dallas-based Texas community bank of similar scale, recently combined with Huntington — comparable in product mix, geography, and target customer segments.

8Pacific Premier Bancorp
TypeDirect peer
Description

Public community bank that grew aggressively via serial acquisitions, similar in playbook to a PE-backed consolidator like Green Bank.

9Cadence Bank
TypeDirect peer
Description

Houston-headquartered commercial bank serving similar Texas and Sun Belt markets with comparable business banking products.

10Prosperity Bancshares
TypeDirect peer
Description

Houston-based community bank with a Texas-heavy footprint and a long history of M&A-driven growth — directly comparable operating model.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

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Key highlights4 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors3 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment1 record

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Green Bank

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Green Bank is a private, Houston-headquartered community bank founded in 2006, employing 251-500 staff, that provides traditional commercial and community banking services and has expanded into Northeast US lending.

What Green Bank does

Green Bank is a private, for-profit community bank headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 2006 and operating with 251-500 employees under the brand and domain greenbank.com. The institution is referenced in available sources as a financial institution — its primary lines of activity include commercial lending and traditional community banking services, evidenced by a documented $11.5 million loan alongside Champlain National Bank to finance the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York's Adirondack region in early 2024.

The company's growth has been supported by institutional capital. In April 2010, Green Bank raised $115,000,000 from a syndicate of private-equity sponsors — Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL), Harvest Partners, and Pine Brook Partners — indicating an investor base aligned with mid-market financial-services roll-ups. In May 2014, Green Bank acquired SP Bancorp, an inorganic move consistent with community-bank consolidation strategies used to scale loan portfolios, deposits, and branch presence. Geographic operations span the Houston home market and an apparent commercial lending footprint extending into the Northeast United States.

The available data on the bank's product set, pricing, segment mix, and revenue is thin: no revenue figures, no customer logos beyond a single commercial borrower, no disclosed product lineup, and no digital-banking specifics are available. The firmographic description on the company's site is a generic banking tagline ("Great products. Great service."), and core technology, integrations, and AI capabilities are not disclosed. Note: partnerships data in the input referencing the National Science Foundation and NASA around the Green Bank Telescope for Artemis 2 tracking pertains to the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia and is not attributable to Green Bank, N.A.'s banking operations.

Green Bank firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Green Bank
Legal name
Green Bank
Website
https://greenbank.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2006
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
Green Bank is a private, Houston-headquartered community bank founded in 2006, employing 251-500 staff, that provides traditional commercial and community banking services and has expanded into Northeast US lending.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where Green Bank is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Houston
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Green Bank business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Green Bank product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Green Bank is a privately held commercial bank that provides lending products to businesses, including commercial real estate and business term loans. Its origination activity is evidenced by multi-million-dollar facility financings, such as the $11.5 million loan supporting the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York, alongside co-lender Champlain National Bank.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Commercial Lending Commercial loan facilities provided to businesses, including commercial real estate and business term loans. Evidenced by an $11.5 million loan to the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York, co-funded with Champlain National Bank.

Companies that use Green Bank

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Green Bank technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

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App detail

Green Bank partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • National Science FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Science Foundation co-funds the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) alongside NASA, demonstrating a multi-agency partnership where tools designed for cosmic observation are adapted to serve human spaceflight protection and tracking. The NSF supports the GBT as part of the U.S. astronomical research infrastructure.
  • NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASA partnered with the National Science Foundation to use the Green Bank Telescope for tracking the Artemis 2 spacecraft carrying four astronauts around the Moon. This partnership demonstrates adaptation of radio astronomy tools for human spaceflight protection and tracking.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Green Bank competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Cullen/Frost Bankers (Frost Bank): San Antonio-headquartered Texas-focused regional bank with comparable community/commercial banking orientation and similar commercial lending exposure.
  • Texas Capital Bancshares: Dallas-based commercial bank with similar business banking focus and comparable scale, competing in the same Texas markets.
  • Brookline Bancorp: PE-influenced community bank holding company with a multi-decade roll-up strategy — directly comparable capital structure and M&A-driven growth approach.
  • First Financial Bankshares: Abilene, TX-based community bank holding company operating across Texas with a similar traditional community banking approach and conservative risk profile.
  • Independent Bank Group: Houston-headquartered Texas community bank holding company with comparable size, geography, and traditional community/commercial banking model.
  • Veritex Community Bank: Dallas-based Texas community bank of similar scale, recently combined with Huntington — comparable in product mix, geography, and target customer segments.
  • Pacific Premier Bancorp: Public community bank that grew aggressively via serial acquisitions, similar in playbook to a PE-backed consolidator like Green Bank.
  • Cadence Bank: Houston-headquartered commercial bank serving similar Texas and Sun Belt markets with comparable business banking products.
  • Prosperity Bancshares: Houston-based community bank with a Texas-heavy footprint and a long history of M&A-driven growth — directly comparable operating model.

Broad incumbents

  • Comerica: Larger, established Texas-headquartered commercial bank with overlapping capabilities but a broader national middle-market franchise; relevant competitive benchmark rather than a head-to-head peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Green Bank social profiles

Digital presence

Green Bank financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Green Bank leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Green Bank funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Green Bank M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Green Bank

What does Green Bank do?

Green Bank is a privately held commercial bank that provides lending products to businesses, including commercial real estate and business term loans. Its origination activity is evidenced by multi-million-dollar facility financings, such as the $11.5 million loan supporting the Saranac Waterfront Lodge in Essex County, New York, alongside co-lender Champlain National Bank.

Is Green Bank a public or private company?

Green Bank is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.

When was Green Bank founded?

Green Bank was founded in 2006. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Green Bank based?

Green Bank is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Green Bank's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Cullen/Frost Bankers (Frost Bank), Texas Capital Bancshares, Brookline Bancorp, First Financial Bankshares, Independent Bank Group, Veritex Community Bank, Pacific Premier Bancorp, Cadence Bank and Prosperity Bancshares. Comerica is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does Green Bank have an API?

No public API is recorded for Green Bank.

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The Times of India‘There are 4 humans in these pixels’: Giant telescope tracks Artemis 2 around the MoonThe Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia successfully tracked NASA's Artemis 2 spacecraft carrying four astronauts as it orbited the Moon, capturing the Orion capsule (named 'Integrity') from approximately 200,000 miles away using radio astronomy. The telescope observed the spacecraft over five consecutive days, translating tiny signal changes into precise speed and trajectory data for NASA. The multi-agency partnership between NASA and the National Science Foundation demonstrates how tools designed for cosmic observation can be adapted to serve human spaceflight protection and tracking.AdirondackexplorerEmpty beds in Adirondack hotels: The downside of tourism projectsState taxpayers provided millions in funding for new hotels in Essex County, New York's Adirondack region, but the resulting room oversupply has driven occupancy rates below 39% and average revenues per room down to $80.56 in early 2024, a steep decline from $96.32 the prior year. The Saranac Waterfront Lodge received $11.5 million from the Green Bank and $13 million from Champlain National Bank, while the Cambria Hotel obtained a $3 million state grant, yet both properties face market challenges with below-market introductory rates and threats of operational cuts or closures. Tourism officials warn that continued low occupancy could force unprofitable hotels to close or fall to banks, potentially harming the broader regional tourism ecosystem that relies on occupancy tax revenue.GlobeNewswireKEYSTONE BANK ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF GREEN BANK’S AUSTIN BRANCHKeystone Bank agreed to acquire Green Bank's Austin branch, with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. The acquisition will add a new branch west of downtown Austin, and Keystone Bank's headquarters will be in Bee Cave. Terms were not disclosed.GlobeNewswireGreen Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend on Common StockGreen Bancorp declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on its common stock, payable on or after November 21, 2018 to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2018. The dividend was declared on October 19, 2018.GlobeNewswireGreen Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial ResultsGreen Bancorp reported Q3 2018 net income of $15.6 million, up 36.7% year-over-year, with diluted EPS of $0.41. Total loans rose $143.9 million, or 17.8% annualized, and the company announced a proposed merger with Veritex Holdings, with the SEC registration statement effective October 12, 2018.GlobeNewswireGreen Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results Release Date and Conference CallGreen Bancorp announced it will release its third quarter 2018 financial results after market close on October 22, 2018, and hold a conference call with Veritex on October 23, 2018. The call will cover financial results and merger integration planning between Veritex and Green.Green Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial ResultsGreen Bancorp reported Q2 2018 net income of $16.4 million, up 27.3% year-over-year, with diluted EPS of $0.44. Total loans grew $83.3 million annually at 10.6%, and net interest margin expanded 7 basis points to 3.94%. The company also announced a merger with Veritex.GlobeNewswireGreen Bancorp, Inc. to Present at the 2018 Gulf South Bank ConferenceGreen Bancorp announced that its CEO Geoff Greenwade, CFO Terry Earley, and Chief Credit Officer Donald Perschbacher will present at the 2018 Gulf South Bank Conference in New Orleans on May 7, 2018. The presentation will be available via a webcast, with a replay for 90 days.GlobeNewswireGreen Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial ResultsGreen Bancorp reported Q1 2018 net income of $9.4 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, up 257.5% from the prior year. The company initiated a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable May 24, 2018. Noninterest-bearing deposits rose $46.1 million to 24.6% of total deposits.GlobeNewswireGreen Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend on Common StockGreen Bancorp declared a $0.10 per share quarterly cash dividend on its common stock, payable on or after May 24, 2018 to shareholders of record as of May 10, 2018. This is the company's first common stock dividend, reflecting its performance and capital generation from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.