TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Neil Ferguson 
On January 25, Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank NA and its parent company, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., announced executive leadership appointments, effective immediately, to support long-term strategy development. Nancy McDonnell has been appointed to the newly created position of executive vice president/head of treasury services. She will lead all aspects of Texas Capital Bank’s treasury and … Read more
Branches The OCC reports that it has approved an application by Texas Republic Bank National Association, based in Frisco, to establish a branch at the intersection of Miller Rd. and Hwy. 121 in Melissa. The OCC reports that Guaranty Bank & Trust National Association, based in Mt. Pleasant, has applied to relocate a branch from 5944 Luther Lane, Ste. 100, … Read more
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Valliance Bank, which operates Texas locations in McKinney and Fort Worth, announced that Shelby Bruhn has been elected chief lending officer and executive vice president by the board of directors. He joined the bank in 2016 and has more than 20 years of experience. Bruhn has served as Texas market president and commercial lender … Read more
Yoakum-based Crossroads Bank recently announced the hiring of two new associates and a promotion for another. Marissa Gonzales is a new loan officer for Crossroads Bank at the Yoakum branch. She joins the bank with many years of experience, including positions with IBC Bank, Yoakum National Bank and Texas Dow Employees Credit Union. Outside of banking, … Read more
Karla Hollins has joined Jacksonville-based Austin Bank as assistant vice president and relationship manager in the company’s Lufkin office. With more than 26 years of banking experience in management, operations and lending, Hollins comes to Austin Bank from Regions Bank where she served as vice president/consumer banking manager with responsibility for the oversight of 14 … Read more
Houston-based Central Bank’s newest branch is open for business. The bank’s Lower Heights location opened its doors to the public on January 11 at 2799 Katy Frwy., Ste. 150. It replaces the company’s Midtown branch, which closed on January 8. Housed in the Lower Heights District multi-use development, the full-service branch offers business and personal … Read more
Terry Christian, Paris-based Peoples Bank’s president, retired at the end of 2020 and the bank’s board voted unanimously to promote T. Bradley Perry to fill the position, according to a report in The Paris News. Christian served as president of the bank for 31 years. “In 1989, (Chairman and CEO) Ronnie Abbott and the existing … Read more
Michael Hobbs, chief banking officer at McKinney-based Independent Financial, announced that Tiffany Cason has been hired to serve as the bank’s head of Texas middle-market banking. She will work with the 1,500 employees across Independent Financial’s network to ensure continuity across all lines of business while working to attract new business verticals. Her team will focus … Read more
Ben Wallace, chairman of the board of Corpus Christi-based American Bank, has announced that Clayton J. Hoover Jr. has been elected to the bank’s board of directors and Robert Greenwood has been appointed to serve as chairman of the bank’s advisory board of directors. Advisory board members act as bank ambassadors and provide advice and … Read more
The Baker Group LP, one of the nation’s largest independently owned securities firms specializing in investment portfolio and interest rate risk management, recently announced the promotion of Kathryn Phillips, CPA, to chief operating officer. She has served for nearly 20 years as chief financial officer for the firm and will maintain that title and role … Read more