TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at Southern Methodist University 2026 summer session wrapped up June 5 with a commencement ceremony for SWGSB Class LXVII at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. William T. Chittenden, Ph.D., president and CEO of SWGSB, delivered the commencement address to more than 350 guests celebrating 82 graduates from … Read more
Joey Myers has rejoined Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank to serve as senior vice president/senior relationship manager. He is based at the bank’s location at The Star in Frisco. Myers brings more than 19 years of banking experience, with a strong background in commercial lending and portfolio management in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. He previously served as … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank has announced six new hires and six promotions across its North and East Texas markets. The new hires include: Charlie Bogan, regional executive vice president/private banking relationship manager at the bank’s Preston Financial Center in Dallas. He has more than 20 years of experience in banking, specializing in private banking, credit … Read more
Kyle Paschal has joined Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s lending division as a banking officer and portfolio manager in the bank’s Fort Worth office. Paschal has worked in the financial services industry for more than 25 years. He has served community banks throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, working in roles across retail banking, loan administration, … Read more
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Regent Bank is entering the Dallas market, bringing more than a century of combined banking experience to the lending team. The Dallas loan production office is actively serving business clients, with a permanent office space currently under construction at 6210 Campbell Rd. The team of longtime Dallas metro bankers specializes in commercial real … Read more
David Baty, president and CEO of Frisco-based Texas Republic Bank, recently announced that “banking like it oughta be!” is celebrating 135 years in business this year. The bank was acquired 15 years ago by a local investor group headed up by Baty and real estate investor Tim Cantrell. Over the past decade and a half, … Read more
Frisco-based Texas Republic Bank has announced the promotion of Andrew Donaldson from vice president/loan officer to vice president/credit administration officer. He began his banking career with Texas Republic Bank as a part-time employee while attending Texas A&M University and joined the bank full-time after graduating. In addition, the company announced that Meagan Maxcy has joined … Read more
Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas (ANBTX), announced seven key additions to its commercial banking team serving Dallas and Frisco. The announcement follows the recent promotion of longtime Dallas commercial banking leader Steve White to chief strategy officer. “These bankers understand the Dallas market because they’ve built their careers here,” White notes. “As out-of-state institutions … Read more
Terrell-based American National Bank of Texas (ANBTX) has promoted Steve White to chief strategy officer. The promotion recognizes his two decades of banking leadership with ANBTX and comes as the bank celebrates its 150th year of serving North Texas. A sixth-generation banker, White joined ANBTX in 2006, serving as the banking center president of the … Read more
Dallas-based NDBT (North Dallas Bank and Trust Co.) has appointed Casey Plummer, founder of real estate investment and construction firm Plummer Development Co., to its board of directors. He was elected to the board during the company’s monthly meeting in December and officially joined on January 1, 2026. Plummer founded Plummer Development Co. in 2013. … Read more