May News Briefs

May 30, 2005

Oklahoma Bankers Association Installs R. Dale Nichols as Chairman for 2005; Steven W. Rahill Elected Vice Chairman, Greeg Vandaveer, First Vice Chairman
State National Bancshares Inc, Fort Worth, to Merge with Heritage National Bank of Granbury, TX
NORTHSTAR BANK OF TEXAS, Denton, Names Rebecca "Becky" Conlin SVP-Retail Banking
E. Jeffrey Mancuso Tapped as SVP and Sr. Credit Officer, Britton & Koontz Bank, Baton Rouge, LA
David Whiting Named SVP - Technology and Life Sciences, Comerica Bank, Dallas
IBC-Houston's President/CEO Jay Rogers Appointed to Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation Board
Mina Castaneda and Chris Stringer Named SVPs, SNB Bank of Dallas
Prosperity Bank, El Campo, TX, Announces Promotions in Corpus Christi, TX: David Weatherston, EVP; Carla Moore, Banking Center President- 500 N. Water Street; Ann Robbins, Banking Center President- Aransas Pass; Dvid Silva, Banking Center President- Alice; Pat Lizcano, Banking Center President- Rockport; Rick Benavides, SVP
Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward Gramlich, to Step Down August 31

May 23, 2005

Citizens National Bank, Bossier City, LA, Promotes Ronnie D. Sheffield to President/COO
Karlon Cox Tapped as President of The Alamo National Bank, Alamogordo, NM
Brent Woodruff Promoted to SVP/CFO of Pilgrim Bank, Pittsburg, TX
Century Bank, Texarkana, TX, Announces Appointment of Dallas Market Executives: Ford W. Hall Jr, EVP for Private Banking; Bruce Carlin, SVP-Commercial Lending; Chris Christensen, SVP-Mortgage Lending; Jim Habern, SVP-Commercial Lending; Jack Roberson, SVP-Commercial Lending; and Gordon Roberts, SVP-Commercial Lending
Mark C. Hensley Joins First State Bank of Central Texas, Temple, TX, as SVP-Commercial Banking Group in Austin
Broadway Bank, San Antonio, TX, Upps Greg Dunn to SVP, Portfolio Manager III, Investment Management Group
Charter Bank, Albuquerque, Names C. William "Bill" Synnamon Santa Fe Bank President and J. Wayne Miller SVP-Lending in Santa Fe
Dallas Fed Taps Harvey Rosenblum EVP to Oversee Expansion of Dallas Fed's Research Agenda
Donald G. Ogilvie Joins The Secura Group, Washington, D.C., as Vice Chairman
Wanda L. Bass, McAlestor, OK, Inducted into OK Womens Hall of Fame
Regions Bank, Birmingham, AL, Converts 135 Planters Bank Branch Locations in AR, LA, TX, North AL, South KY, and Eastern/Middle TN
Tulsa-based BOK Financial Plans First Quarterly Dividend

May 16, 2005

Texas United Bancshares, La Grange, TX, and Gateway National Bank, Dallas, to Merge
John D. Hayes Jr. Named President of Citizens National Bank, Okemah, OK
Mississippi Bankers Association to Meet May 18-21 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Sandestin, FL
Home BancShares Inc, Conway, AR, to Buy Mountain View Bancshares Inc. of Mountain View, AR
Valerie Gibbs and Charlie Phillips Named EVP, Jason Firkel SVP for Bank of Texas in Houston
Viki Moore Joins Houston Community Bank as SVP
Rhonda Sands Joins Compass Bank as SVP in Houston
Citizens Bank, Kilgore, TX, Names Frank Barr Jr. CEO of the Center, TX, Banking Center; C. J. Wilson CEO of the Carthage Banking Center; R. Brent Gibbs CEO of the Levelland Banking Center; James L. "Jamey" Smith CEO of the Humble Banking Center; Don R. Aycock CEO of the Kountze and Sour Lake Banking Centers; and David P. Styra CEO of the Yorktown Bnking Center
Imelda Navarro, IBC Bank and International Bancshares Corporation, Laredo, TX, Named 2005 Outstanding Woman Leader by Hispanic Business Magazine
Regulatory Agencies Propose New Loan Classifications

May 9, 2005

One World Bank Opens as De Novo in Dallas with $11.6 Million in Capital
Alamo City (San Antonio) is Site for 121st Texas Bankers Association May 11-13 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center and the Westin Riverwalk Hotel
Andrew Jaynes Named Regional President, First State Bank NM, Rio Rancho, NM
Cullen/Frost Bankers, San Antonio, Parent of Frost National Bank, to Buy Horizon Capital Bank, Houston
Compass Bank Promotes David A. Erwin to Executive Vice President in Houston; EVP Todd Smurl to Managing Director of Investment Management; SVP Richea Powell to Director of Investment Management and Chief Investment Strategist; and SVP John Sawyer to Director of Portfolio Management
Comerica Bank Taps Kent L. Halverson as Senior Vice President, Small Business Banking in Dallas
PlainsCapital Bank, Lubbock, Ups Shaun Tuggle to EVP; Jana Gregory, Auden Herrera and Paul Keplinger to SVP
Connie Frank, Kelli Horry & Vickie Pettit Promoted to SVP of Operations, SVP of Mortgage Loans and SVP/Controller, Respectively, at First Financial Bank, Stephenville, TX
Texas Bank and Trust Company, Longview, TX, Ups Randy Andrews, Shane Best, Randy Bjork, Larry Day, Hazel Hickey and Latricia Nichols to Executive Vice President
Richard J. Foster II Named Houston Market President, Frost Bank
Dallas National Bank Appoints Fred Zack SVP/CFO
Robert Humphreys and Kim Fertig Joins TexasBank, Fort Worth, as SVP
Jerome Loughridge Named Regional President, Independent Bank Group, McKinney, TX
Dwain HIll Promoted to Regional President, Northern Trust Bank of TX, Dallas
Office of Thrift Supervision Director James E. Gilleran Resigns
Bank of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Names David G. McCarthy and Cara C. James SVP
BancFirst, Oklahoma City, Promtoes Teresa Steffy to SVP in Prague, OK
Coupland State Bank, TX, Celebrates 100 Years

May 2, 2005

Dennis Brand Promoted to CEO at BancFirst, Oklahoma City, OK
Sue Owens Named EVP, Julie Ledezma SVP/Cashier and Billie Davis SVP for Brady National Bank, Brady, TX
State Bank & Trust Co. Announces Louisiana Management Team: Richard M. Hollan - President/CEO; Anderw L. Adler - City President of the Greater Baton Rouge area and Regional Executive; Michael S. Brumfield - North Shore City President and Regional Executive; and Jason P. Freyou, CIO fo LA & MS
New Orleans to Host 105th Louisiana Bankers Association May 4-6 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Bryan Kucholtz Named SVP, Comerica Bank, Dallas
Mark Metcalfe Is Alamo City President for Wachovia Bank
Steve Waller Promoted to SVP and Moran Branch Manager, First Financial Bank, N.A., Abilene, TX
Don Handley Named SVP, First United Bank, Amarillo
Frost Bank Names Four to SVP: Todd Breeding, Carolyn H. Martin, Matt Bryant, and David Dienes
Sharon Lewis Tapped as SVP, Broadway Bank, San Antonio, TX
Todd F. Miller Appointed Market President of Caddo Market, Shamrock Bank, Coalgate, OK
United Bank, Fayetteville, AR, Appoints Marc Wolin EVP/CLO
Bank 1st, Albuquerque, NM, Taps Richard Burdick SVP/CLO

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