TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Anita Lewis has been promoted to senior vice president and regional retail manager for Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s Dallas/Fort Worth region. The promotion was announced at the bank’s employee awards dinner on March 22. Lewis has been involved in the financial services industry since 1991, beginning as a teller while attending high school, and … Read more
Gilmer-based First National Bank of East Texas is renovating a building at 1701 W. Loop 281 in Longview where a Capital One branch used to operate. The new branch of First National Bank of East Texas will open in May or June, according to the Longview News-Journal. The 3,000-square-foot building is undergoing a complete renovation, … Read more
Erica Kaira has been promoted to administrative officer and area operations manager for Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust. She will oversee branch operations and retail reporting for the bank’s Fort Worth, Flower Mound, Richardson and Frisco locations. Kaira has been employed with Texas Bank and Trust since 2019 and has worked in the financial services … Read more
Donna Honea has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. as vice president and loan processing manager in the bank’s operations center located in The Colony. Honea has been involved in the financial services industry since 2004 and was most recently employed with Texas Bank as an assistant vice president and financial … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust has hired two seasoned bankers for its branches in Frisco and Flower Mound. B.J. Donalson has joined the bank as senior vice president and commercial lender in its Frisco branch. He has worked in the financial services industry for more than 17 years. Donalson holds a bachelor of BBA degree … Read more
Jonathan Weakley has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. in its Canton branch as a mortgage loan officer. He was most recently a senior mortgage loan officer with Kelly Community Federal Credit Union. Weakley has almost 10 years of experience in the mortgage lending industry and attended Trinity Valley Community College. … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust recently announced two promotions at its Longview office. Jorge Acuna has been promoted to assistant vice president and portfolio manager. He joined Texas Bank and Trust as a teller in 2018 and soon after transferred to the credit department as a credit analyst, where he was promoted to senior credit … Read more
Abbie Treat has been promoted to vice president in Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s wealth management division in Tyler. She has served at the bank since 2008 and has almost 20 years of experience in personal trust, estate and agency account administration. Treat received her BBA degree in management from the University of Texas–Tyler. She … Read more
Seth New has been promoted to vice president and network support manager at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank. With 22 years of IT experience, he has been with the bank for the past six years overseeing many vital applications and teams within the technology department. New is a graduate of Texas State Technical College. He volunteers with … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) recently honored Rogers Pope Jr., vice chairman and CEO of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust, with the 2021 IBAT Chairman’s Award. Brad Tidwell, IBAT’s 2020-21 chairman and president and CEO of Henderson-based VeraBank, chose this year’s honoree and bestowed the prestigious award to Pope in September during IBAT’s … Read more