The goal of Southlake’s Great Plains Bank is to exceed customers’ expectations. With years of experience, Great Plains’ leadership team has always strived to build a bank that clients can count on, to uplift the local community and help employees grow.
The bank has been in Southlake for nearly 20 years, first known as Providence Bank of Texas, and then as Great Plains Bank when the two merged in December 2022.
Randy McCauley, Northeast Tarrant County director, who offices at the Southlake branch, previously served as president and CEO of Providence Bank. Randy says that Providence was open to merging with a larger entity, and Great Plains fit that model. Providence had two locations, and Great Plains now has 23. The merger gave Providence diversification and more scale – which ultimately is of great benefit to Southlake and Northeast Tarrant County-area customers.
Great Plains provides all lines of business, including construction, mortgage and commercial lending, consumer banking, energy and agricultural lending, and more. Great Plains is a preferred SBA lender.
“As a merger partner, Great Plains allowed Providence Bank to expand services and offerings to clients, while at the same time maintain that community bank feel that’s so important,” Randy says.
In addition to the banking center at 325 E. Southlake Boulevard, Great Plains also has locations in Irving, Frisco and Fort Worth.
Randy and Great Plains market president Janice Spooner have worked together a long time as friends and associates within the banking industry. They have both been involved in banking for over 35 years.
Community involvement is very important to both banking professionals, and both are such a part of local organizations and causes, that Janice often calls Randy “Mr. Northeast Tarrant County.”
“Being a part of the communities we serve is very important to our core and who we are,” she says.
Over the decades, their community involvement has included everything from the local chambers of commerce, faith-based organizations, non-profit agencies and others. Randy, Janice and their banking team members have volunteered for organizations like Habitat for Humanity, and Janice is involved in a Keller Chamber of Commerce committee for women’s empowerment.
Randy is a past president of Metro Court Meals on Wheels, and he and Janice both remain involved with the organization, helping out in various ways as needed.
“The community service that Great Plains allows us to engage in is very expansive and important to what we do every day,” Janice says.
Randy served two terms on the Texas Bankers Association board of directors, and he’s a two-term past chair of the Southlake Chamber. He is treasurer of the Northeast Leadership Forum. He's also a Southlake Rotarian and is one of the founding members of the Southlake Kiwanis Club.
Janice serves on the Northeast Leadership Forum board as well, is involved in various committees, and is a financial literacy instructor in small business and education. Elder abuse awareness is also very important to Janice, and she works in that area, making presentations to different local organizations. She helps small businesses become bankable and works with Junior Achievement, to support and encourage the future business leaders of tomorrow. She’s part of a group that teaches financial literacy to those experiencing homelessness in Fort Worth. And she’s known for her monthly podcast, “Banking on Success Together,” that’s available on Apple, YouTube and other social media sites, offering community and consumer information – everything from personal to mortgage banking, economics and cyber security - with a focus on what’s happening in the DFW Metroplex. Significantly, Janice has been named as an Outstanding Woman in Banking by BankBeat.biz.
“Community banking is all about collaborative effort,” Randy says. “We’re here to help people succeed. With a community bank, you have a true relationship with someone you trust, and you can pick up the phone and call them anytime.”
“We work to fit the needs of our clients with the services we offer, and to build personal, meaningful partnerships,” he adds. “It’s important for us to help the community succeed.”
“We’re here to help people succeed." - Randy McCauley