Guaranty Bank (Texas)

Guaranty Financial Group Inc.
PredecessorTemple-Inland
Founded1938/1988
Defunct2009
FateAcquired by BBVA Compass in 2009
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, U.S.
Area served
Texas and California
Key people
Kenneth R. Dubuque (1998–2008)
(chairman and CEO)
John T. Stuart III (2008–2009)
(interim chairman and interim CEO)
Kevin J. Hanigan (2008–2009)
(president and COO)

Guaranty Bank was a major bank based in Austin, which collapsed in 2009. It was formed in 1988 as part of Temple-Inland and in 2007 became a standalone company. At the time of its collapse, Guaranty was the second largest bank in Texas, with 162 branches across Texas and California, and had $13 billion in assets and held $12 billion in deposits. Major shareholders included billionaire investor Carl Icahn and hotel tycoon Robert Rowling, who jointly invested $600 million in the bank in 2008.