TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Lindsay Green has been promoted to chief strategic integration officer at Temple-based Extraco Banks. With more than 24 years of experience in the financial services industry, she brings a wealth of expertise in innovation, project management, marketing, IT and retail banking to her new position. In addition to her new role, she will also continue … Read more
Woodway-based Alliance Bank Central Texas hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new banking center in Temple on February 16. The full-service bank will be located at 408 Hilliard Rd. and mark the seventh branch spread out around Central Texas in Waco, Temple, Belton, Georgetown, Donie and Jewett. The project is scheduled to be completed in … Read more
Henderson-based VeraBank recently announced two new hires for its banking offices in Temple and Longview. Patrick Carney has joined the bank as vice president/commercial lending at the Temple branch. He previously served at BancorpSouth Bank for seven years, three as a commercial lender. He chose VeraBank because of its atmosphere and inviting environment. “Patrick has … Read more
San Francisco-based Agent IQ Inc., a leader in personal digital customer engagement for financial institutions, recently announced the launch of its Lynq digital assistant and chat service with Temple-based Extraco Banks—Agent IQ’s first financial institution client in Texas. The launch also marks the second live integration with the Q2 mobile banking platform after the strong success … Read more
Tupelo, Mississippi-based BancorpSouth Bank, with 80 branches in Texas, announced numerous president-level promotions in September. BancorpSouth Bank has promoted Teri Champlin to community bank president in Belton. She previously served as a senior vice president and relationship manager. Champlin has more than 20 years of prior banking experience, including a specialization in real estate lending. … Read more
Austin-based Horizon Bank SSB recently announced the addition of Faron Phinney to serve as senior vice president at its new Temple location. He will be responsible for developing lending relationships within the Temple area. Phinney holds a BBA degree from Angelo State University and is a graduate of the National Commercial Lending School at the … Read more