TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Woodville-based Citizens State Bank has announced the addition of Brian Manning to the bank’s board of directors, and he joins Harold E. “Trey” Allison III, Citizens State Bank’s president–East Texas region, in being named to the board of the bank’s holding company, GrahamJB6. Allison began his career with Citizens State Bank in 1996 as vice … Read more
On April 14, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced that Brad Tidwell, president and CEO of Henderson-based VeraBank, has been elected chairman of ICBA’s legislative issues committee. In addition to helping shape and promote ICBA’s national policy positions and programs, Tidwell’s duties include engaging in grassroots activities in Texas to advocate pro-community-bank policies … Read more
A number of promotions were announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s employee awards dinner held on March 21 in Longview. Allison Benton has been promoted to vice president and enterprise project manager. She joined the bank’s accounting department in 2007 and later transferred to the trust department as a retirement plan analyst, and then … Read more
Stephanie Medina was recently promoted to branch manager for Corpus Christi-based American Bank’s Austin Westlake branch, located at 3520 Bee Caves Rd. Making the announcement was John Greenwood, Austin market president. Medina joined American Bank in 2008 as a teller at the bank’s Victoria branch. Since that time, she’s held numerous roles, including personal banker … Read more
Stacy Gibson has joined the staff of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) in Austin to serve as digital compliance officer. She comes to IBAT’s Compliance Select program with more than 22 years of financial institution experience. She began her career at a community bank in Lubbock while earning her BBA degree in finance … Read more
Jarrod Wallum has been elected vice president at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank. The promotion was announced by Jeff Austin III, chairman of the board. With nine years of experience in financial services, Wallum joined the bank in 2018 as a banking officer and location president in the Troup office. He was promoted to assistant vice president … Read more
On April 11, Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank announced that David A. Youngberg Jr. has joined the firm as managing director and chief credit officer. He is responsible for directing the strategy for Texas Capital Bank’s credit approval, underwriting and monitoring processes. Youngberg reports directly to Tim Storms, chief risk officer. Youngberg brings more than two … Read more
Sola Opeola has joined Dallas-based Texas Capital Bank’s legal services team as executive vice president/deputy general counsel. She brings more than 15 years of experience to the bank. She previously served for three years as associate general counsel at USAA and prior to that was general counsel and company secretary at the BUA Group. Opeola … Read more
On April 5, Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank announced that Mark Evans will serve as the company’s first market executive focused exclusively on San Antonio and surrounding areas as the bank builds on its Texas presence. Regions Bank has strategically expanded across the Lone Star State in recent years, including branching out into Houston, Dallas, Fort … Read more
On April 5, The Bank of Austin announced two new hires for its business banking team. John Sanchez has joined The Bank of Austin as senior vice president/business banking manager. With more than 25 years of business banking experience, he will nurture long-term business relationships in the Austin community and build financial solutions with his … Read more