TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Jacksonville-based Austin Bank promoted two employees in February. Danielle Merkley has been elected bank officer. She joined Austin Bank in 2011 as a teller in the Longview Oak Forest office. In 2012, she transitioned to a customer service representative at the Greggton location in Longview, where she also served as a CSR regional trainer. She … Read more
Mount Pleasant-based Guaranty Bank & Trust recently announced four promotions: Renee Sparks has been promoted to senior paralegal. She joined the bank in 1997. According to a bank press release, “While she has been functioning at the senior paralegal level for some time now—fielding increasingly complex legal-related questions in her unruffled way—it is great to … Read more
El Paso-based WestStar recently announced the following officer promotions. WestStar Bank Jacqueline Salais: senior vice president, audit director Ruby Vigil: vice president, district manager retail banking Xavier Parra: vice president, branch operations administration manager Angelica Quinonez: assistant vice president, Viscount branch manager Robert Spencer: assistant vice president, construction lender WestStar Title Janette Coon: senior vice … Read more
Roger Retzer has joined the staff of Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust Co. as banking officer and portfolio manager in the bank’s Flower Mound location. He most recently served as vice president and commercial lender at PointBank in Denton. He has been involved in the financial services industry for 11 years, with five years as … Read more
Several promotions were announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust’s employee awards dinner held in Longview on March 22. Caryn Pepper was promoted to vice president and executive assistant. She joined Texas Bank and Trust in its mortgage division in 1993, then transferred to the bank’s trust and investments division in 1996. In 1998, she … Read more
On February 4, Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas announced 2022 officer promotions for the following employees. Alyssa McDaniel: promoted to senior vice president/BSA officer and manager; Justin Fleming (NMLS #2016623): promoted to vice president/branch president; Chad Maxwell: promoted to vice president/credit analyst manager; Maricela Duran (NMLS #264267): promoted to assistant vice president/branch manager; Rachel Duzan: … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust has hired two seasoned bankers for its branches in Frisco and Flower Mound. B.J. Donalson has joined the bank as senior vice president and commercial lender in its Frisco branch. He has worked in the financial services industry for more than 17 years. Donalson holds a bachelor of BBA degree … Read more
Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust recently announced two promotions at its Longview office. Jorge Acuna has been promoted to assistant vice president and portfolio manager. He joined Texas Bank and Trust as a teller in 2018 and soon after transferred to the credit department as a credit analyst, where he was promoted to senior credit … Read more
Numerous promotions and new hires were recently announced at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust. Jennifer Harper has been promoted to senior vice president/commercial lender. She has been in the banking industry for more than 25 years and has served in a variety of roles with Texas Bank and Trust since 1998, currently as a commercial … Read more
Midland-based FirstCapital Bank of Texas has promoted Devin Savage to banking officer/portfolio manager at the bank’s Amarillo Hillside location. He has six years of bank industry experience and was previously an analyst in loan review. He also served as a credit analyst before his recent promotion to banking officer/portfolio manager. Born and raised in Midland, … Read more