TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Karina Haba 
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
Arlington-based. Affiliated Bank recently promoted Stacy Williams to director of residential finance. He joined the bank in 2007 and has more than 20 years of corporate banking, residential development and construction experience throughout North Texas and the surrounding markets. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and earned his MBA degree in finance from … Read more
La Grange-based National Bank and Trust-Texas has hired David Laffee to serve as chief financial officer. He stepped into the role of CFO in April and will serve as treasurer of the bank’s holding company as well. Laffee has more than 15 years of experience as a CFO for various financial institutions ranging in size from $125 … Read more
Arlington-based Affiliated Bank recently promoted Josh Burleson to director of commercial banking. He will oversee commercial lending and SBA, and will remain involved in the strategy and growth of credit products and treasury management services. Burleson joined Affiliated Bank in 2018 and has 15 years of commercial and corporate banking experience. Burleson earned his MBA … Read more
Arlington-based Affiliated Bank has promoted Corey Doyle to director of commercial real estate. He will lead the strategy and growth of the bank’s commercial real estate efforts throughout its markets. Doyle joined Affiliated Bank in 2018 and has more than 25 years of commercial banking experience throughout Tarrant County and the surrounding markets. Doyle earned … Read more
The board of directors of Abilene-based First Financial Bankshares Inc. has announced the promotion of Will Christoferson to executive vice president of marketing. The announcement was made by Ron Butler, executive vice president/chief administrative officer. Prior to joining First Financial in 2018, Christoferson spent nearly a decade at a large bank specializing in consumer, small-business and … Read more
Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas has hired Glenn Bass to serve as vice president/relationship manager at the bank’s Marble Falls branch. With 20 years of experience in the banking industry, he has served as a vice president and managed banks in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin. Prior to joining FirstCapital Bank of Texas, Bass served … Read more
Frank Brinegar, executive vice president/chief commercial banking officer of Grapevine-based Premier Bank Texas, has announced the addition of Bobby Gonzales as vice president/commercial banking officer. Gonzales will be responsible for sourcing and maintaining commercial client relationships with various lending and banking products throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth market and surrounding areas. Gonzales has worked in retail and … Read more
Christopher Reynolds has joined the staff of Texas Bank and Trust as assistant vice president and credit manager. Involved in the financial services industry since 2006, he was most recently credit manager for American State Bank in Tyler. Reynolds holds a BBA degree in finance from Texas State University. He is a past member and fundraising treasurer … Read more
David Baty, president and CEO of Frisco-based Texas Republic Bank, has announced recent officer promotions. Andrew Donaldson has been promoted from credit analyst to loan officer. He started at Texas Republic Bank in 2015 as an intern while attending school at Texas A&M University. He joined the bank as a credit analyst after he graduated with … Read more