MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust (Guaranty), announced today that American Banker Magazine has named Guaranty one of the Best Banks to Work For in 2016. Initiated in 2013, this award identifies, recognizes and honors the best banks to work for in the nation, and is a project of American Banker Magazine and Best Companies Group. In this fourth year of the program, 60 banks achieved “Best Bank” status, and Guaranty is listed as #15.

Determining the Best Banks to Work For consists of evaluating each participating bank’s workplace policies, practices, and demographics and reviewing employee surveys aimed at assessing the experiences and attitudes of the bank’s employees.

For more information on the Best Banks to Work For program, visit www.BestBankstoWorkFor.com.

About Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., is the holding company for Guaranty Bank & Trust, a $1.8 billion asset community banking organization with a 100-year history of strength and stability, with a proven track record of success in serving its customers and shareholders. As one of the oldest and most respected regional community banks in Texas, Guaranty provides its customers with a full array of relationship-driven commercial and consumer banking services, as well as mortgage, trust, and wealth management products and services that are tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals. Guaranty has 26 locations in 18 Texas markets. Additional information about Guaranty Bank & Trust and its full line of products and services can be found at www.gnty.com.