TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE and IDEAS
The Leadership Division of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) elected new executive committee members to its board during the 40th Annual Connecting Leaders Conference, held in June at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston. Click here to view a gallery of photographs from the event. Founded in 1985, the IBAT Leadership Division is … 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
College Station-based American Momentum Bank announced a new hire and a promotion in July. The bank has hired Scott Winchell to serve as senior vice president/market president for Andrews. He will focus on community development, lending and risk management for the Andrews, Seminole and greater Permian Basin markets. Winchell brings nearly 20 years of banking … Read more
On June 24, Maverick Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Lubbock-based Maverick Bank, and Sandhills Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Monahans-based Tejas Bank, announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Maverick will acquire Sandhills. Upon closing, Tejas Bank will merge into Maverick Bank, creating a West Texas community bank … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has promoted commercial lending manager Seth Schulz to Lubbock market president, succeeding David Quintanilla, whose promotion to West Texas region chairman was announced in December and became effective on January 1. In addition, West Texas real estate lending manager Mark Rosenberg has been promoted to executive vice president. “Both [Shulz and Rosenberg] … Read more
On January 2, Dan Odom, president and CEO of Lubbock-based Western Bank, announced that Clark Campbell has been named market president for the bank’s Brownwood location. Campbell has 11 years of banking experience and joined the Western Bank team in 2023. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University and the SW Graduate School of … Read more
On December 12, executive officers of Beaumont-based Producer Bancorp announced their official status as a bank holding company with the closing of their acquisition of Powell-based Powell State Bank. According to Don Legato, president and CEO of Producer Bancorp, the plan is for the bank to continue to operate as usual in its current location … Read more
Keith Shurtleff is retiring as Hopkins County market president from Sulphur Springs-based Alliance Bank after 29 years of service. Upon his retirement at the end of January 2025, Jason Thompson, a lifelong member of the community, will assume the role of Hopkins County market president. “Keith’s dedication, leadership and unwavering commitment to Alliance Bank and … Read more
Pictured above: (seated) Janine Marshall, senior vice president/market president; and Patrick White, vice president/deposit and liquidity specialist; (standing) Dawn Chavez, senior vice president/treasury management solutions officer; and Diana Stringfellow, assistant vice president/senior relationship assistant.Dallas-based Susser Bank opened its first full-service branch in Collin County on November 25 at 6900 N. Dallas Pkwy. in Plano’s Legacy … Read more