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Kerr County banks pledge fundraising and lending support for flood recovery

5474690 · July 25, 2025
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Summary

Local banks reported coordinated outreach to affected customers, commitments to fundraising exceeding $1 million across the local banking community, and case-by-case lending for businesses damaged by floodwaters.

Greg Appel, marketing president at Happy State Bank, told the workshop the local banking community began outreach the weekend after the flood and established ongoing communications and meetings to coordinate assistance for affected customers.

"Our response started the weekend following July 4, and we were on the phone talking and texting with our customers, checking on them, trying to to find out how they were…

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