When Falcon’s current owners acquired the bank in 1995, the staff consisted of only 20 employees and $52 million in assets. Today, with the benefit of steady leadership, talented employees and a loyal clientele, Falcon is now the 54th largest bank in Texas and is proud to have over 300 dedicated bankers on its team, in addition to assets in excess of $1.1 billion and seventeen branches located in Laredo, San Antonio, McAllen, Brownsville, Eagle Pass, Del Rio and Buda, as well as representative offices in Monterrey and Guadalajara, Mexico. Falcon attributes its success largely to being a family-owned business—and, thus, a business that values and cultivates a familial atmosphere in its staff and customers. Our philosophy is simple: Faith, Family and Falcon. And it began with one man. The late Hugo Gutierrez, Sr., a trusted, longtime Laredo businessman, headed his family’s far-sighted investment in 1995, when they purchased a majority interest in then Falcon National Bank. Mr. Gutierrez Sr. contributed his invaluable business experience to his new role as Chairman of the bank’s Board of Directors, with his sons, Hugo Jr. and Adolfo, joining him on the board. Adolfo also became the bank’s President and CEO, a position he held for nearly a dozen years. In that time, Mr. Gutierrez Sr.’s business savvy and devotion to family created a business model that still guides Falcon throughout its growth. Today, Gilbert Narvaez, Jr., an integral part of Falcon since 1990, serves as President and CEO, and after decades of treasured business advice from his father, Adolfo serves as Falcon’s Chairman of the Board. Mr. Narvaez, Jr., John J. Hill, Hugo A. Gutierrez, Jr., Ray A. Gonzales, Eduardo Garza-Robles, and Pablo Villanueva also add their banking and business expertise to Falcon’s Board of Directors. AJ Gutierrez serves as an Advisory Board Member for Falcon Bank.