TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Mike Morgan recently joined The Bank of Austin’s commercial banking team as senior vice president/commercial banking relationship manager. He brings more than 15 years of commercial banking experience in Austin working with a variety of businesses, industries and entrepreneurs. In his new role, Morgan will serve business clients through an array of lending capabilities, treasury … Read more
San Antonio-based Vantage Bank announced the hiring of Cue Lipscomb as chief mortgage officer. He will oversee mortgage services company-wide from Vantage Bank’s Fort Worth executive offices. Lipscomb has worked in the Texas mortgage industry since 1995, most recently as mortgage manager with Guardian Mortgage in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. His leadership experience spans the … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has announced the continued expansion of its team at its Dallas financial center with the hiring of Justin Jennings as vice president/commercial relationship banker. He has four years of experience in the banking industry, specializing in lending to middle-market commercial and industrial businesses throughout Texas. In his new role, he will … Read more
Durant, Oklahoma-based First United Bank has announced Joan Calhoun as senior vice president/treasury management sales manager for the bank’s Dallas/Fort Worth/North Texas region. She joins the bank with more than 30 years of industry experience across large and regional financial institutions, specializing in retail, credit, financial advising, business banking and treasury management. “Joan is an … Read more
Laura Laberee has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust as vice president/wealth and trust officer in Longview. She was most recently a vice president/senior trust officer for Arden Trust Co. She has been involved in the fiduciary management and wealth advisory industry for more than 23 years. Laberee holds a BBA degree … Read more
Barbra Boeta recently joined Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank to serve as vice president/community development officer in Austin. She comes to the bank after 19 years working in the nonprofit industry. Most recently, she was executive director of Economic Growth Business Incubator. Throughout her career, Boeta has helped start and grow thousands of small businesses in … Read more
Yoakum-based Yoakum National Bank has announced the hiring of a new lender for its West Houston loan production office, as well as the promotion of a lender in Odessa. Graydon Rochelle has been hired as vice president/commercial lending for the bank’s LPO in West Houston, responsible for generating and supporting both individual and commercial relationships … Read more
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based InterBank has hired Randy Biggs to serve as senior vice president/director of deposit operations. He will oversee the deposit operations’ managers and staff, enhance performance standards and establish goals and objectives for the deposit operations team. Biggs has served in leadership roles in Oklahoma City for more than 14 years, most recently … Read more
San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank has hired Shawn Hughes to serve as senior vice president/estate and trust officer. After spending 20 years practicing law in probate, estates and guardianship and eight years in the banking industry, his experience has allowed him to gain knowledge across the bank, including trusts and wealth management and private, business and … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Amy Petrilla has joined its Fort Worth commercial lending group as executive vice president at the bank’s Fort Worth/Camp Bowie location. She has spent almost the entirety of her more than 33 years of banking serving the Fort Worth market with an extensive background in credit and almost 20 years … Read more