TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has named Christine Docherty vice president and deputy general counsel. She will manage the agency’s legal department and provide regulatory counsel for the bank. She also will be responsible for implementing the strategic direction for the department and overseeing compliance. Docherty joins the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from … Read more
Mountain Grove, Missouri-based Legacy Bank & Trust has appointed Jorge Marín senior vice president/director of treasury management sales. He will be responsible for leading the sales and expansion efforts of treasury management products across Texas. Marín has more than 30 years of experience in banking relationship management, specializing in business development, sales and client portfolio … Read more
Houston-based Zelus Automation Platform, an innovator in account-opening software for regional and community banks, recently announced the appointment of Russell Bond as its new chief executive officer. He has served at some of the most prominent names in the industry, including Hewlett-Packard, Diebold Nixdorf, Wex Inc. and Fiserv. Bond has more than 30 years of … Read more
Laurel Ann (Sissy) Phillips Austin, chief lending officer, investment officer and member of the board of directors at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank and its parent company, Austin Bancorp Inc., passed away on August 29 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 83. Austin grew up in Jacksonville, graduated as valedictorian from the Jacksonville High … Read more
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Valliance Bank has promoted Matt Clouse to chief lending officer. He will also continue to serve as Norman president. Valliance Bank has Texas branches in Fort Worth and McKinney. “Matt has been with Valliance since it was chartered in 2004 and has played an integral and important role in our growth as … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank recently hired Malia Kamahoahoa to serve on its commercial banking team as a commercial banker/assistant vice president at the Athens branch. She joins VeraBank with her nearly 15 years of commercial banking experience. “Malia’s talent and enthusiasm, paired with her commitment to delivering extraordinary client experiences, align perfectly with the personable genuine service … Read more
On August 13, Matthew Knies, North Texas market president for Lubbock-based Peoples Bank, announced the addition of Reggie Love to the team. He will serve as branch president and commercial lender at the bank’s Princeton location. Love has been in banking for 22 years serving in many capacities. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Centenary College … Read more
Lee Herron, Mike Monroe and Mark Piland have joined Brownwood-based TexasBank as senior vice presidents in commercial lending, advancing the bank’s growing presence in construction lending across Dallas/Fort Worth and all North Texas. “These guys are truly the cream of the crop when it comes to DFW construction lending,” says Lin Bearden, chief lending officer. “They … Read more
Elizabeth Hutcheson has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. as vice president/wealth and trust officer in Longview and Tyler, and Lora Smith has been hired to serve as assistant vice president/natural resources manager in the bank’s wealth management division. Hutcheson studied business management at the University of Texas–Tyler and is a Leadership … Read more
Nicholas Pushee has been promoted to vice president/credit department manager at Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank. He joined the bank in 2022 as a credit analyst. Pushee earned his BSBA degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He has volunteered his time serving as an umpire for the Arlington Southwest Little League, as well as … Read more