TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Cuero-based TrustTexas Bank recently promoted Jared Bittlebrun to senior vice president/loan officer. He has worked with TrustTexas Bank for seven years as vice president/loan officer. With his office based at the bank’s Sam Houston branch in Victoria, Bittlebrun specializes in agribusiness commercial lending for the Crossroads area. He holds a BS degree in agricultural economics from … Read more
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) recently honored Yennik Inc. with the IBAT President’s Award. R. Kinney Williams, Yennik president and founder, accepted this prestigious award on behalf of the company during the 2020 IBAT unCONVENTIONal (46th Annual Convention), which was presented virtually earlier this month. The IBAT President’s Award is given at the … Read more
With approval from the Texas Tech University System’s Board of Regents at its October 16 meeting, Texas Tech University’s Jerry S. Rawls College of Business has established the E.W. & J. David Williams Institute for Community Banking & Finance. Made possible by a generous gift from longtime Texas Tech supporter and community bank executive J. … Read more
An analysis of call report data from FDIC-insured banks finds that community banks are playing a vital role in supporting small businesses through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Community banks hold nearly a third of all bank-held PPP loans, compared to holding only 15 percent of all bank loans, according to a … Read more
Abilene-based First Financial Bankshares has announced that its subsidiary, First Financial Bank NA, has been named to Newsweek magazine’s inaugural listing of “America’s Best Banks 2021.” Newsweek’s ranking recognizes the financial institutions that best serve their customers’ needs in each state. First Financial Bank was recognized as the No. 1 bank in Texas. The announcement … Read more
Fort Worth-based The National Bank of Texas at Fort Worth recently announced the hiring of Jeff Day as vice president/credit analyst in Fort Worth. Day has 14 years of experience in real estate investment and brokerage. He received his BBA degree in real estate with a concentration in finance from the Hankamer School of Business … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank announced that NaToyia Gates has been promoted to vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion/human resources regional director. Based in the bank’s financial center on Oak Lawn in Dallas, she joined the Origin Bank team in 2013 and has more than 12 years of professional human resources experience. She will continue … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank recently announced that Keeton Moore has been promoted to president of its downtown Fort Worth branch at 801 Houston St. Moore joined PlainsCapital Bank in 2003 shortly after graduating from the University of Texas–Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He also received his MBA degree from the University of Texas–Arlington in … Read more
Austin-based Horizon Bank SSB recently announced the addition of Faron Phinney to serve as senior vice president at its new Temple location. He will be responsible for developing lending relationships within the Temple area. Phinney holds a BBA degree from Angelo State University and is a graduate of the National Commercial Lending School at the … Read more
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently announced that Gabriel Guerra, president and CEO of Kingsville-based Kleberg Bank NA, and Sam Nunn, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Amarillo-based Citizens Bank, have been elected to the ICBA Federal Delegate Board. In addition to helping shape and advocate ICBA’s national policy positions and … Read more