Awards & Recognition

Building stronger communities, one award-winning initiative at a time.

2025 Joe Belew Award

Consumer Banker Association

Honoring Woodforest’s collaboration with Housing Partnership Fund, a CDFI and official lending arm of Housing Partnership Network to create the “HPF FlexCap” program.

2024 Best of Community Banking Awards

Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Bronze Award - Innovation Category 

Honoring Woodforest AIC CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund

2023 Living Magazine Reader’s Choice Award

Living Magazine

Best Bank in The Woodlands, TX 

Voted best bank of The Woodlands by readers and the local community.

2023 Best of the Best Award

Houston Chronicle

Best Regional Bank in Houston

Voted best regional bank in Houston via community wide online vote hosted by Houston Chronicle.

2022 Best of Community Banking Awards

Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Gold Award – Community Service Category 

Honoring Woodforest and FHLB Dallas Community Investment Program Grant Support.

2022 Cornerstone Award

Texas Bankers Association^®

Honoring Woodforest and FHLB Dallas Community Investment Program Grant Support Project.

The goal of the Cornerstone Awards is to recognize and reward Texas banks that have made a commitment to be the cornerstones of their communities.

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2021 Best of Community Banking Awards

Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Gold Award – Financial Literacy Category

Honoring Entrepreneurship 4 All^SM (Virtual Edition).

2021 Leaders in Financial Education (LiFE) Award

Texas Bankers Foundation

Best Bank in The Woodlands, TX 

Honoring Entrepreneurship 4 All^SM (Virtual Edition). | The LiFE Award acknowledges Texas banks that are dedicated leaders in promoting consumer and financial education in their communities.

2020 BAI Global Innovation Award

BAI

Societal and Community Impact Category

Honoring Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund. | The BAI Global Innovation Awards honor the most transformative solutions in the financial services industry worldwide. 

2020 Best of Community Banking Awards

Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Silver Award – Bank Culture Category

Honoring Woodforest’s response to COVID-19.

2019 Joe Belew Award

Consumer Bankers Association

Honoring Woodforest Foundry^® | The Joe Belew Award honors the most innovative and impactful bank small business initiatives.

2019 Community Impact Award

Wolters Kluwer

Honoring Woodforest Foundry^® | This award honors financial institutions for the breadth and innovative application of community development programs to benefit low- and moderate-income communities in which they do business.

2019 Best of Community Banking Awards

Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Gold Award – Community Service Category | Honoring Woodforest Foundry^®

Silver Award – Financial Literacy Category | Honoring New Beginnings program with Family Promise.

2019 BAI Global Innovation Awards Finalist

BAI

Honoring Woodforest Foundry^® 

2018 U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award

Junior Achievement^®

Silver Level 

Honoring Woodforest for providing more than 10,000 volunteer hours.

2018 Best of Community Banking Awards

Independent Bankers Association of Texas

Gold Award & Best of Show Award – Community Service Category

Honoring disaster recovery efforts following Hurricane Harvey.

Gold Award – Financial Literacy Category

Honoring New Beginnings program with Family Promise.

2018 Cornerstone Award

Texas Bankers Association^®

Honoring Woodforest’s Wealth Building through homeownership program with Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).

2017 Community Commitment Award

American Bankers Association^®

Honoring Woodforest’s Wealth Building through homeownership program with TDHCA.