TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust announced several promotions at its employee awards dinner held in Longview in March. Jorge Acuna was promoted to vice president/commercial lending officer, lending. He has worked for Texas Bank and Trust for the past eight years in the lending division, previously serving as a credit analyst and portfolio manager before … Read more
Llano National Bank announced that Ashley Hill has joined the team as assistant branch manager at the bank’s Buchanan Dam location. She brings valuable experience in retail banking and customer relationship management, most recently serving as a financial center manager at First United Bank. She launched her banking career at First United Bank in 2018 as … Read more
Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank announced two new hires and four promotions in July. Janice Spooner has joined NBT Financial Bank as senior vice president/Grapevine market president. She has more than 37 years of banking experience, specializing in commercial and consumer lending. Spooner is a graduate of the Texas Bankers Association Management Development Program and … Read more
Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank recently promoted Mari Santoya-Lopez to assistant branch manager of the bank’s Cuero branch. She has been with TrustTexas Bank for three-and-a-half years, having joined as a relationship banker at the Laurent branch. She then moved on to serving as a floating universal banker II, traveling to various Southern regional branches. She enjoys … Read more
On February 14, Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank announced the recent promotion of Vanessa Guerrero to assistant branch manager of the bank’s New Braunfels branch. She has been with TrustTexas Bank for three years, having joined the team as a relationship banker. She then moved on to universal banker before being promoted to assistant branch manager this … Read more
In July, Fort Worth-based The National Bank of Texas announced numerous promotions and new hires. Jason Ballou has been promoted to the Fort Worth market president. He has been with the bank since 2018 and formerly served as credit analyst, loan office and senior credit officer. Ballou has 13 years of banking experience. Sarah Hicks … Read more