TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Jeff Austin Jr., chairman of the board of Jacksonville-based Austin Bank, recently announced the hiring of Daniel Wolfson as senior vice president and market president. Wolfson is a tenured banker with more than 18 years in the financial services industry. His experience with credit analysis, loan production and management will be a tremendous asset as growth … Read more
In July, Fort Worth-based The National Bank of Texas announced numerous promotions and new hires. Jason Ballou has been promoted to the Fort Worth market president. He has been with the bank since 2018 and formerly served as credit analyst, loan office and senior credit officer. Ballou has 13 years of banking experience. Sarah Hicks … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank has tapped Joseph Massey as president of its Collin County, Texas, market. He is responsible for overseeing the bank’s three locations in McKinney and Celina, as well as its community involvement and business development efforts. Massey joined the bank in 2015 and most recently served as the community bank president in … Read more
Denton-based AccessBank Texas recently hired Wendy Holder to serve as Dallas market president. With a wealth of banking experience and knowledge, for the past 10 years she has served in senior leadership positions with Texas Capital Bank and Bank of Texas in Dallas, building out their business development practices. She was senior vice president and director … Read more
James E. Landen Jr. is Omaha, Nebraska-based Security National Bank’s new Texas market president and the son of James E. “Jim” Landen, Security National Bank’s chairman and CEO. Landen Jr. has 10 years of banking experience in the Dallas market. He previously worked at Veritex Community Bank as senior vice president and as market president of … Read more
Dimmit-based Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First United Bank, recently hired Monty Rogers to serve as Lubbock market president. He will office at the Lubbock Northwest Banking Center. Rogers comes to First United Bank with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. Rogers is a 1993 graduate of Texas Tech University … Read more