In the Houston area, Woodforest is a major player in the retail banking sector. In September, for example, Woodforest opened its sixth branch inside an H-E-B, at 3601 FM 1488 in The Woodlands.

Woodforest National Bank also closed one branch ... the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metropolitan statistical area, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The number of local bank ...