Prime Partners

The Texas Access to Justice Foundation works closely with Texas banks to ensure their participation in the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Program. Per Supreme Court of Texas rules, IOLTA accounts must be held at banks that pay interest rates comparable to similarly situated accounts. 

Prime Partner banks, listed below, go above and beyond eligibility requirements by paying, net of allowable reasonable fees, the higher of  1) 75.00% or more of the Fed Funds Target Rate; or 2) a minimum of 1.00% on IOLTA accounts.  The additional interest ensures more funding for legal aid.   The State Bar of Texas passed a resolution to urge support of the Prime Partner program in January 2011.
 

Prime Partner Bank                        Locations

Amarillo National Bank Amarillo, Borger, Canyon
Austin County State Bank Bellville, Sealy, Godley
Bank of Hope Dallas
Bank of San Angelo San Angelo
Capitol Credit Union Austin
Central Bank Houston
Citizens Bank Kilgore, Humble, Bryan/College Station
Dallas Capital Bank Dallas
EECU Fort Worth area
First Federal Community Bank Paris, Clarksville, Mount Pleasant
First National Bank of Aspermont Aspermont
First National Bank of Ballinger Ballinger
First National Bank of Burleson Burleson
First National Bank of East Texas Big Sandy, Gilmer, Longview
Hondo National Bank Hondo, Bandera, Uvalde, Leakey
Horizon Bank Austin, Holland, Salado
Keystone Bank Austin
North East Texas Credit Union Daingerfield, Jefferson, Mt. Pleasant
PlainsCapital Bank Statewide
R Bank, Texas Round Rock, Georgetown, Austin, Bertram, Edna, Jarrell,Schwertner
Southwestern National Bank Houston, Plano, Austin
Texas Capital Bank Austin, Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth
Texas State Bank San Angelo
Union Square Credit Union Wichita Falls, Burkburnett
Wells Fargo statewide
 

You can help increase funding for access to justice by doing one the following:

  1. Bank at a Prime Partner bank.
  2. If you do business with a non-Prime Partner bank, persuade the bank to become a Prime Partner.
  3. If you are employed by a non-Prime Partner bank, persuade the bank to become a Prime Partner.

View all eligible banks.

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