TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Dimmitt-based First United Bank has hired Craig Grossman to serve as vice president of commercial lending at the bank’s northwest Lubbock branch. The hiring was announced by R. Mark Bain, CEO. Grossman brings more than eight years of commercial banking experience to First United Bank. He spent five years with Lubbock National Bank serving as … Read more
Roger Key, a longtime Lubbock banker and attorney, passed away on November 16. He was 74. Raised in Lubbock as a member of the prominent Key and Maedgen families, he built a legacy of serving the community and his alma mater, the Texas Tech University School of Law. Key was a partner at Key, Terrell … Read more
The Texas Bankers Foundation, the charitable arm of the Texas Bankers Association, has announced the recipients of its 2024 Cornerstone and Leader in Financial Education (LiFE) Awards. Each of the banks or bankers selected has demonstrated excellence in community involvement or has promoted financial education in its communities. The awards were presented during the May … Read more
The Texas Tech School of Banking recently completed its 2021 session. Banking professionals from across Texas and four other states traveled to the Rawls College of Business on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock for the program. Established in 1973, the school offers a blend of traditional academic coursework and interactive lecture sessions … Read more