TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Henderson-based VeraBank recently announced two new hires for its banking offices in Temple and Longview. Patrick Carney has joined the bank as vice president/commercial lending at the Temple branch. He previously served at BancorpSouth Bank for seven years, three as a commercial lender. He chose VeraBank because of its atmosphere and inviting environment. “Patrick has … Read more
Ozona Bank recently announced two promotions and a new hire. Regan Ritchie has been promoted to vice president/compliance officer. She will also serve as CRA officer and Safe Act officer. Ritchie began her career with Ozona Bank in 2008 as a teller and has served in numerous positions. Yessica Bolanos has been promoted to assistant … Read more
On November 7, Henderson-based VeraBank announced the hiring of new bankers for three of its Central Texas locations. VeraBank has hired Kevin Kelly to serve as the Georgetown market president. He has worked as a community banker in the Georgetown market for nearly 20 years. Before that, he served the Austin market for almost 20 … Read more
Charli McCue has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust as assistant vice president and digital strategist in the operations division based in Longview. McCue has extensive experience in the regulatory supervision of financial institutions, having served as a commissioned bank examiner for the Texas Department of Banking for the past eight years. … Read more
Chance Thornton has joined Jacksonville-based Austin Bank as assistant vice president and relationship manager in the Lufkin office. “Chance is a skilled banker with a strong commitment to the East Texas area,” says Jeff Austin III, chairman. “His experience and leadership will help to serve our Lufkin customers and the Austin Bank team.” With more … Read more
Galveston-based HomeTown Bank has named Liz Birch senior vice president and has promoted Maria Barrera to assistant vice president. Birch serves as new accounts manager at HomeTown Bank. She joined the team as a new accounts representative in Galveston in 2014. Recipient of the bank’s 2016 Employee of the Year award, Birch was promoted to … Read more
On May 26, Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. announced the promotions of Sandy Spier and Alex Myers. Spier has been promoted to senior vice president and mortgage loan underwriter in the bank’s residential mortgage lending division based in Longview. Employed with the bank since 1998, she has held several positions in mortgage lending, most … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar recently announced the following officer promotions. WestStar Bank Jacqueline Salais: senior vice president, audit director Ruby Vigil: vice president, district manager retail banking Xavier Parra: vice president, branch operations administration manager Angelica Quinonez: assistant vice president, Viscount branch manager Robert Spencer: assistant vice president, construction lender WestStar Title Janette Coon: senior vice … Read more
On May 31, First State Bank of Burnet announced the promotion of Haley Rosipal to assistant vice president/branch manager of its Lampasas location. She joined the bank in September 2021, working in the operations department. Prior to that, she was an assistant branch manager at Wells Fargo Bank with responsibilities for operations, lending and personnel. … Read more
The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth recently announced new hires and promotions. Sherri Bartholomew has been hired to serve as assistant vice president/loan officer/loan admin at the bank’s Hurst branch. She comes to The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth from Spirit of Texas Bank where she was assistant vice president/lending assistant. … Read more