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Spirit Mortgage and First United Bank Welcome Brown as Mortgage Lending Officer

January 24, 2022

Darby BrownPlains Bancorp Inc., holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, announced the addition of Darby Brown to its Lubbock team. He will serve as a mortgage lending officer for Spirit Mortgage and office at the Lubbock Southwest Banking Center located at the corner of 66th St. & Frankford Ave.

Brown, a native of Lubbock, comes to First United Bank with six months of experience in the financial and mortgage industry. He is a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS degree in agriculture leadership and development. Brown serves as a board member for the Lubbock-Cooper Education Foundation, coach with the Lubbock Baseball Academy and partner with Every Nation Campus Ministries.

Established in 1907, First United Bank reports total assets of more than $1.8 billion and currently operates 17 banking center offices in 13 West Texas markets: Amarillo, Canyon, Childress, Dimmitt, Earth, Lamesa, Littlefield, Lubbock, Paducah, Seagraves, Seminole, Sudan and Wichita Falls.

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Spirit Mortgage and First United Bank Welcome Brown as Mortgage Lending Officer

January 24, 2022

Darby BrownPlains Bancorp Inc., holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, announced the addition of Darby Brown to its Lubbock team. He will serve as a mortgage lending officer for Spirit Mortgage and office at the Lubbock Southwest Banking Center located at the corner of 66th St. & Frankford Ave.

Brown, a native of Lubbock, comes to First United Bank with six months of experience in the financial and mortgage industry. He is a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS degree in agriculture leadership and development. Brown serves as a board member for the Lubbock-Cooper Education Foundation, coach with the Lubbock Baseball Academy and partner with Every Nation Campus Ministries.

Established in 1907, First United Bank reports total assets of more than $1.8 billion and currently operates 17 banking center offices in 13 West Texas markets: Amarillo, Canyon, Childress, Dimmitt, Earth, Lamesa, Littlefield, Lubbock, Paducah, Seagraves, Seminole, Sudan and Wichita Falls.

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Spirit Mortgage and First United Bank Welcome Brown as Mortgage Lending Officer

January 24, 2022

Darby BrownPlains Bancorp Inc., holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, announced the addition of Darby Brown to its Lubbock team. He will serve as a mortgage lending officer for Spirit Mortgage and office at the Lubbock Southwest Banking Center located at the corner of 66th St. & Frankford Ave.

Brown, a native of Lubbock, comes to First United Bank with six months of experience in the financial and mortgage industry. He is a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS degree in agriculture leadership and development. Brown serves as a board member for the Lubbock-Cooper Education Foundation, coach with the Lubbock Baseball Academy and partner with Every Nation Campus Ministries.

Established in 1907, First United Bank reports total assets of more than $1.8 billion and currently operates 17 banking center offices in 13 West Texas markets: Amarillo, Canyon, Childress, Dimmitt, Earth, Lamesa, Littlefield, Lubbock, Paducah, Seagraves, Seminole, Sudan and Wichita Falls.

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Amegy Bank Names Rasmussen Executive Vice President, Private Banking For Central Texas

First Financial Bank Abilene Region Announces Leadership Transition and Executive Promotions

TexasBank Expands Executive Leadership Team to Support Continued Growth

Ozona Bank Welcomes Adams as Commercial Lender

WestStar Promotes Saunders to Senior Vice President and New Mexico Commercial Banking Manager

Third Party Resources Promotes Linder to Director of Internal Audit

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