LAFAYETTE, La., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Company") (NASDAQ: "HBCP"), the parent company for Home Bank
(www.home24bank.com), headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana (the "Bank"), announced
today that the Bank has converted from a federal savings bank
charter to a national bank charter. The Bank's legal name is now
"Home Bank, National Association" and the Company is now a bank
holding company.
John W. Bordelon, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, said, "We
converted the Bank to a national bank charter because we believe it
is better aligned with the commercial and retail banking business
model that we have operated under for more than a decade. Our
customers will continue to enjoy the high level of customer service
we are known for."
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Forward‑looking statements, by their nature, are subject to
risks and uncertainties. A number of factors ‑ many of which
are beyond our control ‑ could cause actual conditions, events or
results to differ significantly from those described in the
forward‑looking statements. Home Bancorp's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2013, describes some of these factors, including risk
elements in the loan portfolio, the level of the allowance for
losses on loans, risks of our growth strategy, geographic
concentration of our business, dependence on our management team,
risks of market rates of interest and of regulation on our business
and risks of competition. Forward‑looking statements speak only as
of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update
forward‑looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that
occur after the date the forward‑looking statements are made or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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