TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Abbie Treat has been promoted to vice president in Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s wealth management division in Tyler. She has served at the bank since 2008 and has almost 20 years of experience in personal trust, estate and agency account administration. Treat received her BBA degree in management from the University of Texas–Tyler. She … Read more
Kelly A. Barclay of Wimberley has been re-elected to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors by its member banks. She will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2024. She has served on the Dallas Fed’s board since 2019. In her role as a board member, Barclay provides input on regional economic … Read more
Renard U. Johnson of El Paso has been re-elected to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors by its member banks. He will serve a three-year term ending December 31, 2024. He has served on the Dallas Fed’s board since 2020 and previously served on the bank’s El Paso branch board from 2012 to … Read more
Corpus Christi-based American Bank has hired Charlie Phillips as market president in Houston. Making the announcement was Donette Stubblefield, chief banking executive for commercial and wealth. Phillips joins American Bank with more than 30 years of banking experience, most recently serving as president of Independent Financial’s Washington location in Houston. He had responsibility for leading … Read more
Seth New has been promoted to vice president and network support manager at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank. With 22 years of IT experience, he has been with the bank for the past six years overseeing many vital applications and teams within the technology department. New is a graduate of Texas State Technical College. He volunteers with … Read more
Louis Soliz has been promoted to senior vice president and cashier at Sweetwater-based Texas National Bank. He has more than 15 years of community bank operations experience and has been with Texas National Bank since November 2020. Soliz was hired in anticipation of the retirement of the bank’s longtime cashier, Brenda Stirl. “Louis has already … Read more
The board of directors of Sweetwater-based Texas National Bank has reluctantly accepted the retirement of Brenda Stirl, senior vice president and cashier, culminating a banking career that’s endured for 48 years. She has been with the bank since its 1995 acquisition of the Hamlin National Bank branch where she had been employed since its opening … Read more
On September 23, Dallas-based Texas Capital Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Texas Capital Bank, announced that Anna M. Alvarado has been appointed executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary. She will report to Rob C. Holmes, president and CEO. Alvarado most recently served as general counsel at FirstCash Inc., a Fort Worth-based … Read more
On October 20, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the appointment of Robert L. Triplett III as first vice president and chief operating officer. His appointment was made by the Dallas Fed board of directors and approved by the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System following a search led by a committee … Read more
Bank of San Angelo/First National Bank of Ballinger has hired Carter Matlock to serve as assistant vice president. She brings extensive experience in banking and agricultural lending to her new role. A Brady native, Matlock is a Texas Tech University Red Raider who studied science, agriculture and applied economics. She earned her master’s degree in … Read more