First United Bank Welcomes Hinders as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending

Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank, has hired Gary Hinders to serve on the bank’s Canyon team as senior vice president of commercial lending. He will office at the Canyon banking center at 801 23rd St. Hinders, a longtime resident of Canyon, comes to First United Bank with 29 years … Read more

Viermann Joins First United Bank as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending in Canyon

Dimmitt-based Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First United Bank, recently announced the addition of Erin Viermann to its Canyon team. She will serve as a senior vice president of commercial lending and office at the Canyon Banking Center located at 801 23rd St. Viermann comes to First United Bank with 24 years of … Read more

First United Bank Promotes Webb, Moody and Scott

Dimmitt-based Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, has announced the following promotions: Ashley Webb has been promoted to vice president (Plains Bancorp Inc.). She has been with the bank since 2006 and has 18 years of bank industry experience. She serves as the electronic services manager and offices … Read more

First United Bank’s Suchala Named Among D Magazine/D CEO’s ‘Dallas 500’ List for 2022

Ryan Suchala, Dallas community bank president at Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank, has been named as one of the D Magazine/D CEO’s Dallas 500 honorees for 2022. According to D CEO, this list profiles “the region’s most influential business, civic and nonprofit leaders” throughout North Texas. For the past four years, Suchala has helped lead … Read more

Spirit Mortgage and First United Bank Welcome Brown as Mortgage Lending Officer

Plains Bancorp Inc., holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, announced the addition of Darby Brown to its Lubbock team. He will serve as a mortgage lending officer for Spirit Mortgage and office at the Lubbock Southwest Banking Center located at the corner of 66th St. & Frankford Ave. Brown, a native … Read more

American Banker’s 2021 ‘Best Banks to Work For‘ List Includes Texas-based Financial Institutions

American Banker has released its 2021 list of the “Best Banks to Work For”—aka: “Best Banks to Keep Working For”—which includes 10 banks based in Texas among the 90 listed. Explaining the slight change in the title of this year’s list, American Banker notes that “good employees are hard to find—and keep. Competition for talent … Read more

Oklahoma-based First United Bank Opens New Austin Location

Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank held the grand opening of its fifth location in Austin on October 26. The new location at 8701 FM 2244, Bldg. 1, Ste. 100, in the Seven Oaks area offers commercial real estate, commercial/retail banking, investments and insurance, and mortgage services. It joins the four established First United Bank locations … Read more

First United Bank Welcomes Lust as Vice President

Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, recently announced the addition of Cameron Lust as vice president of lending on the bank’s Lubbock team. He will office at the Lubbock Southwest Banking Center at 66th St. and Frankford Ave. A native of Dimmitt, he comes to First United … Read more

Independent Bankers Association of Texas Honors 2021 Best of Community Banking Award Recipients

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)—the largest state community banking association in the nation—recently honored 22 Texas community banks with the organization’s Best of Community Banking (BOCB) Awards. The banks were honored on September 20 during IBAT’s 2021 Convention in Austin. IBAT has celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of Texas community banks with the BOCB … Read more

First United Bank to Acquire First Bank and Trust of Childress

On June 28, the board of directors of Plains Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Dimmitt-based First United Bank, announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Childress Bancshares Inc., the parent company of First Bank and Trust of Childress, whereby First United Bank will acquire First Bank and Trust. Following the … Read more