TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Doug Foster, board director/chairman of the audit committee at Moulton-based SouthStar Bank SSB and director of affairs at Polunsky Beitel Green LLP, was recently elected chairman of the advisory board of the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University (TRERC), effective January 1, 2024. He was originally appointed to the TRERC in 2021 … Read more
On January 18, Texas-based residential mortgage law firm Polunsky Beitel Green LLP announced that Caroline C. Jones, former commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, has joined the firm as special counsel. She will advise clients in navigating all phases of the regulatory environment for residential mortgage lending. Jones retired from the … Read more
On December 16, the Texas Finance Commission appointed Hector Retta the new commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, effective February 1, 2022. Retta, who lives in El Paso, will serve as the 10th commissioner of the department. He previously served as president, CEO and vice chairman of Capital Bank SSB in … Read more
On June 4, Caroline Jones, commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, announced her retirement, effective August 31. She joined the department in 2008 and was appointed commissioner in 2014. Prior to joining the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, Jones served as in-house counsel for financial institutions for more than 20 years. Her … Read more