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October News Briefs

October 31, 2005

  • Randy K. Menie Named President, CEO for Territory Bank, Muskogee, OK
  • Tim McCord to Lead Signature Bank of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, as President of the Bank's Siloam Springs Market
  • Banking Commissioner Randall S. James Received 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award from Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU
  • Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc., San Antonio, Completes Purchase of Horizon Cpaital Bank in Houston
  • IBAT Announces Dates of Rescheduled Convention: November 29-30 at the Gaylord Texas Resort in Grapevine, TX
  • State Bank Promotes Ray Armour to Regional President for LaGrange-based Stae Bank in Austin; Rick Pritchett to Regional President in Houston; and Joyce Stevens to Banking Center President, Tomball, TX
  • Janet Lane Joins Frost Bank, San Antonio, as SVP/ Corporate Personnel
  • Scott Sorrells to Lead First Horizon as SVP/Dallas County Manager
  • Amegy Shareholders Okay Merger with Zions Bancorp
  • Hibernia Warns Investors of Costs from Hurricanes
  • Regulators Shelve Proposed Loan Classification System

October 24, 2005

  • Jim Batson Appointed Executive Vice President, Tulsa National Bank, Tulsa, OK
  • JP Morgan Chase Completes Texas Bank One Conversion
  • Doug Cook Named President, Plains Capital - North Dallas
  • Karen Hail, SVP/COO of MidSouth Bank, N.A., Lafayette, LA, Recognized by U.S. Banker Magazine as one of "25 Women-to-Watch" and a Venture Catalyst
  • Phyllis Milstead Joins Comerica-Austin as Senior Vice President for Commercial Real Estate Lending
  • R. Bruce Frey Named Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking, at Frost Bank, Dallas
  • David Eubank Joins Community Bank, Hurst, TX, as Senior Vice President
  • Bob Engram Joins Town North Bank, Dallas, as Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer
  • Scott Hancock Relocates to Northwest Arkansas as Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Jonesboro
  • First United Bank and Trust Co., Duncan, OK, to Merge with Southwestern Bank, Oklahoma City, OK
  • FirstBank Southwest to Purchase Western National Bank, Both of Amarillo
  • IBERIABANK, Lafayette, LA, Announces Louisiana Expansion Plans

October 17, 2005

  • Jerry Woolverton Promoted to President of Longview, TX-based Texas Bank and Trust Company's Tyler, TX Office
  • Robin Byford and Kurt Carter Promoted to Senior Vice President, Stillwater National Bank and Trust Co., Stillwater, OK
  • Emily Drozd and Layne Brandt Named SVP at First State Bank, Yoakum, TX
  • Fort Worth-ased State National Bancshares Completes IPO, Raises $41.6 Million
  • Laurence L. Keough Named Senior Vice President at Frost Bank in Austin, TX
  • Allen Hudson and Michael Howell Named Executive Vice President, North Dallas Bank & Trust Co., Dallas
  • Heritage National Bank, Granbury, Ups Monica Campbell to Senior Vice President
  • First National Bank of Midwest City, OK, Selected as the Leading Service Bank for Military Personnel by Association of Military Banks of America
  • IBC Bank, Laredo, TX, Opens First Seven Day Branch in Tulsa, OK

October 10, 2005

  • Independent Bank of Austin SSB, Which Opened as a De Novo June 6, Has Deposits Topping $33 Million in First Three Months
  • Ron Lenderman Joins First Federal Bank of Arkansas, Harrison, as Senior Vice President and Credit Administration Manager
  • Jim Kendrick Named CFO for Community Trust Bank, Ruston, LA
  • Candy Sims Joins BancFirst, Oklahoma City, as Senior Vice President and Branch Manager of the Konawa Office
  • Rod Edens Named Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer at Comerica Bank, Austin
  • Gaylon Boyd Appointed American Bank Branch President in Austin
  • Michael "Mike" L. Schmidt Joins American Bank, Waco, as Senior Vice President and Commercial Lending Officer
  • Jan-Jan Crosslin Joins Houston-based Sterling Bank as Senior Vice President at the Fort Bend Office
  • Spike Wideman Named Senior Vice president at Peoples Bank in Lubbock
  • GNB Financial, N.A., Gainesville, TX, Names Cody Buck Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and Van Baize Senior Vice President, Agricultural Lending
  • American Bankers Association Elects Officers for 2005-2006: Chairman Harris H. Simmons; Chairman-elect Earl D. McVicker; Vice Chairman Bradley E. Rock; Treasurer David S. Hickman; Nominating Committee Chair Elizabeth A. Duke; Director Albert C. Kelly Jr.; and Frederick "Rick" Smith will serve as State Association Division Representative

October 3, 2005

  • Brad A. Evan Elected Executive Vice President, First Financial Bank, Cleburne, TX
  • Compass Bancshares Inc., Birmingham, AL, to Acquire TexasBanc Holding Co., Fort Worth, the Parent Company of TexasBank
  • Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma Bestows Upon A. B. Bayouth Jr., President/CEO of Exchange Bank in Skiatook, OK, its Community Banker Hero Award
  • Independent Bankers Association of Texas Postpones 31st Annual Convention to November 29-December 1 Due to Hurrican Rita
  • Commissioners Randall S. James and John Durcrest Commend Beleagered Bankers for Serving Customers Under Duress
  • Laura McKethan Joins Texas Bank and Trust, Longview, TX, as Senior Vice President
  • Bank of Oklahoma, N.A., Tulsa, Promotes John K. Howk to Senior Vice President and Trust Officer
  • ONB Bank and Trust Co., Tulsa, Buys Lender Pinnable Mortgage Corp., Tulsa
  • Valley Commerce Bank, Phoenix, Part of BOK Financial Corp., Tulsa, Renamed Bank of Arizona
  • Providian Shareholders Approved Acquisition by WAMU
  • Brady National Bank, Brady, TX, Celebrates 100 Years of Service as Oldest Bank in McCulloch County


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