TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
In early March, Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust announced that Matthew Spivey has been promoted to market president for its Fort Worth location and Mason Whitmarsh has been promoted to assistant vice president and lending officer. Spivey joined Texas Bank and Trust as a senior vice president and commercial lender in the bank’s Fort Worth … Read more
Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Dimmitt-based First United Bank and Spirit Mortgage, announced 11 company promotions in the new year. Staci Ortiz: senior vice president of Spirit Mortgage. She has been with the bank since 2017 and has 20 years of mortgage experience. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in … Read more
The board of directors of Corpus Christi-based Charter Bank has promoted Michelle Zamorato to vice president. She started her career at Charter Bank as a teller in 2016 and currently serves as head of the bookkeeping department. She is also an assistant operations manager. Charter Bank’s board also promoted Morgan Kinsel to vice president. She … Read more
Llano National Bank has announced the addition of Mason King as vice president and branch manager of its Buchanan Dam branch. He brings a strong background in commercial banking, portfolio management and community leadership to his new role. Prior to joining Llano National Bank, Mason served as assistant vice president and portfolio manager for First United … Read more
Fort Worth-based NBT Financial Bank recently announced three new hires. Jessica Tolson has joined the bank as senior vice president and chief information officer. She has years of IT experience, ranging from IT manager to information security officer. Tolson graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas–Denton. Her industry certifications include CISSP, CISM, … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Kyle Bennett has joined the bank’s Dallas lending team as vice president/commercial loan officer. He will be based at the One Victory Park location. In addition, Travis Dibble has joined the bank’s Corpus Christi lending team as assistant vice president/commercial loan officer. He will be based at the Saratoga location. … Read more
Two associates at Jacksonville-based Austin Bank received promotions in July and the bank announced a new hire. Sandy McCafferty has been hired as senior vice president and retail market manager. She joins Austin Bank after serving 20 years with Capital Bank in Houston, where she was senior vice president/regional banking center manager. Prior to that … Read more
The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University 2025 summer session wrapped up June 6 with a commencement ceremony for SWGSB Class LXVI at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Jan Mills, president and chair of First National Bank of Winnsboro and a graduate of SWGSB Class XL, delivered the commencement address … 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
Multiple promotions were announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s employee awards dinner held in March. Kristi McLemore was promoted to assistant vice president and operations manager in Canton. She joined Texas Bank and Trust in 2013 in the Canton branch as a bank services representative. She was promoted to assistant operations manager in 2018 … Read more