Dorado Transitions to Senior Vice President and Treasurer at WestStar Bank

El Paso-based WestStar Bank has promoted Yvonne Dorado to senior vice president/treasurer. As treasurer, she will oversee the bank’s treasury function with responsibilities in interest rate risk management and reporting, investment accounting and monitoring, capital and liquidity planning, management of correspondent bank relationships and assistance with special projects. Dorado previously served as both assistant controller … Read more

Gib Blackman, Longtime Bankers Digest Publisher, Passes Away

Ralph Gilbert (Gib) Blackman Jr. died peacefully at home on January 8 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. A Texas community banker, he was most widely known as the publisher and editor—along with his wife, Bonnie—of Bankers Digest for more than 30 years. Born October 11, 1947, to Ralph and Betty … Read more

Loan Admin 101: Effective Loan Administration Crucial in Pandemic Era

Effective loan administration will protect margins and balance sheets at banks over the next year as financial institutions handle the effects of the pandemic-induced economic crisis. In any economy—but especially in the current one where borrowers’ financial situations are changing or highly uncertain—financial institution loan administration systems deserve a checkup and, in some cases, an … Read more