TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE and IDEAS
Neil Ferguson 
Henderson-based VeraBank continues to expand its footprint in Central Texas with the opening of a new branch in Leander on May 9. The new full-service branch is VeraBank’s first in Leander and sixth in the greater Austin area. “We are thrilled to open a Leander branch to better serve our Williamson County customers,” says Jonathan … Read more
Dallas-based Veritex Community Bank, which specializes in providing depository and credit services to small to mid-sized businesses, has appointed William Ray Jr. as executive vice president/managing director for middle-market banking, Brent Reed as executive vice president/director of commercial real estate and Will Richardson as executive vice president/private banking. All three are joining from Bank of … Read more
Dimmitt-based Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for First United Bank, recently announced the addition of Erin Viermann to its Canyon team. She will serve as a senior vice president of commercial lending and office at the Canyon Banking Center located at 801 23rd St. Viermann comes to First United Bank with 24 years of … Read more
Bryan Robinson has been promoted to executive vice president and director of mortgage lending for Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust along with Barbara Berry who is now senior vice president and mortgage loan originator, and Michelle Davis who has been promoted to senior vice president and mortgage operations manager. All three officers are based in … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank has hired Melanie Becka and Baylor Lyon for its lending team. Becka will serve as senior vice president of mortgage lending and Lyon as vice president of commercial lending. “We continue to grow our talented team of bankers in Bryan-College Station,” says Joel Jackson, senior vice president/regional manager. “Melanie brings extensive mortgage experience … Read more
On April 29, Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper announced the approval of Texas Traditions Bank in Katy—the first de novo state bank charter since September 2019. The bank is anticipated to serve customers primarily in Fort Bend County and portions of Harris and Waller counties. Subject to the granting of deposit insurance by the … Read more
On April 19, Dallas-based Triumph Bancorp Inc. announced a strategic executive management reorganization to optimize its organizational structure and align more closely with its future growth priorities. Under the reorganization: Ed Schreyer has been named chief operating officer of Triumph Bancorp and its primary operating subsidiary, TBK Bank SSB; Gail Lehmann has been named chief … Read more
Fort Worth-based Colonial Savings FA has hired Von Keomaxay to serve as senior relationship manager, commercial lending in its Arlington banking division branch. He will work within Colonial Savings’ growing commercial banking division to maintain existing business banking relationships, develop new commercial banking relationships and provide leadership, training and support to loan officers and other … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar Bank has announced the promotion of Liliana Miranda to executive vice president/chief commercial banking officer. She will be responsible for leading the commercial lending and treasury management groups. She also oversees WestStar Title Co. In addition, Socorro Rodriguez has been promoted to senior vice president/deputy chief financial officer. In this new role, … Read more
Charters The TDB reports that it has approved an application by Texas Traditions Bank, based in Katy, for a state bank charter. Branches The OCC reports that Bank of America National Association, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has established a branch at 11050 U.S. Hwy 380 in Cross Roads. The agency also reports that Bank … Read more