TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Frisco-based Texas Republic Bank announced two new hires in March. Ellen Dunn has joined the bank as branch operations supervisor in Richardson. She has more than 16 years of operations and retail banking experience. Blake Foster has joined Texas Republic Bank as senior vice president/commercial lending officer. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from … Read more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has named two new regional executives whose focus will be deepening relationships with business and community leaders in North Texas and the Austin area to gain greater insight into the economy at the grassroots level. Donald Bowers has been named regional executive for North Texas and Guhan Venkatu has … Read more
On January 8, Bowie-based Legend Bank announced the appointment of Ricky Taylor as Wichita Falls branch president/senior vice president and Colton Sheffield as vice president/commercial lender in North Richland Hills. Taylor has been in the financial industry for more than 20 years, specializing in agriculture, commercial real estate, small business, equipment and construction loan needs. … Read more
Bank of Texas has hired Christine Keating for its corporate banking team as senior vice president/corporate banking manager. In this role, she will lead a Dallas-based team and manage a portfolio of clients with revenues of more than $70 million. Keating brings more than 15 years of nationwide lending experience to her new post. Prior … Read more
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Valliance Bank, which has branches in North Texas, announced three new hires in June. Michael Kavalier has joined the bank as senior vice president/director of treasury. He has more than a decade of experience in community banking. Kavalier earned a BS degree in sports science from Iowa State University. He subsequently completed a … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank recently announced that Connie Rogers has been elevated to serve as private wealth management regional executive for Texas. She will lead a team of advisors providing custom-tailored investment services to clients in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Tyler, Lufkin and other areas. Chris Cooper will continue to serve as the … Read more
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Valliance Bank, which has branches in North Texas, has hired Lori Elms to serve as senior vice president/chief operating officer. Elms’ 23-year banking career began as a teller while attending the University of Oklahoma. From there, she navigated her way through the financial industry overseeing a wide variety of banking operational responsibilities. … Read more
UMB Financial Corp., the holding company for Kansas City, Missouri-based UMB Bank, announced that Jim Rine has been promoted to president of the company, in addition to his current role as president and chief executive officer of UMB Bank. UMB Bank currently has four branches in North Texas. According to a press release announcing Rine’s … Read more
Kemp-based Harmony Bank NA and Dallas-based Texas Brand Bank have officially closed on their merger, conducting business as Harmony Bank and now operating as a Texas state-chartered bank. The merger agreement was announced last September by John J. Carona, former Texas state senator and chairman of Harmony Bank, and Edward B. Tomlinson II, chairman of Texas … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana-based Origin Bank announced its continued growth in North Texas with the addition of a new location in Southlake, which opened earlier this year at 1110 E. Southlake Blvd. The bank has hired a new team of seasoned North Texas bankers to serve Southlake customers. Brandi Davis brings 30 years of banking experience to … Read more