Jim Vineyard has joined Fort Worth-based the National Bank of Texas as senior vice president/senior lender in Fort Worth. He is responsible for new loan production in the Fort Worth market. Vineyard has 14 years of banking experience, including Capital One Bank and PlainsCapital Bank. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University.

Vernon Hilton has joined the bank as first vice president/senior credit and credit risk management officer in Fort Worth. He has 14 years of banking experience, including serving at PlainsCapital Bank, Citigroup and BMO Harris Bank. Hilton is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, received his MBA degree in finance from DePaul University and is a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania.

Trent Knight has joined the National Bank of Texas as first vice president/loan officer in Fort Worth. He has four years of banking experience at Prosperity Bank. Knight earned his BBA degree in business and economics from the University of North Texas.

Established in 1973, the National Bank of Texas operates branches in Fort Worth, Azle, Burleson and Hurst.