TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Marcus Q. Poole to serve on its Dallas commercial lending team as senior vice president at 3417 Gaston Ave., Ste. 150. He will work with manufacturers and distribution wholesalers, as well as professional, health care and service organizations. Poole has 25 years of banking experience. He began his career as … Read more
On June 28, Mount Pleasant-based Guaranty Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust NA, announced the promotion of Shalene Jacobson to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Guaranty Bank & Trust, replacing Cappy Payne. Payne will remain as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer for Guaranty Bancshares. “Cappy … Read more
Bee Cave-based Keystone Bank has hired Ty Byrd to serve as vice president/digital banking. He will spearhead the development of the bank’s digital banking services, helping to advance its goal of becoming an industry leader in the digital space. He will also take the lead on enhancing services for the bank’s core customer base of … Read more
Tyler-based American State Bank recently expanded its footprint with the establishment of a loan production office in Lubbock, according to a report in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. This is the first of several planned expansion offices by American State Bank. The new office, located at 4010 82nd St., Ste. 110, will be led by Bud Holmes, … Read more
On June 6, Dallas-based Comerica Inc. announced the appointment of James Johnson as senior vice president/director, retail risk management and operations, and Theresa Bazan as senior vice president/director, sales enablement. Both will report to Cassandra McKinney, executive vice president/executive director, retail bank. “We are thrilled to add James and Theresa to our retail leadership team,” … Read more
San Antonio-based Frost Bank has opened its Allen West and North Garland financial centers in Dallas, the third and fourth of 28 new financial centers to open in the bank’s Dallas region expansion. The bank will celebrate the branches with ribbon-cutting events in the near future. The new financial centers, like the other locations in … Read more
Elfis Cottingham has been hired by Mount Pleasant-based Guaranty Bank & Trust to serve as vice president/SBA business development officer in the Houston area. She has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry with SBA commercial business development, packaging, closing, portfolio management, liquidation, and credit administration and loan review. Elfis has earned … Read more
After 18 years at Kilgore-based Citizens Bank and 50 years in the banking industry, CEO Sammy York will retire at the end of June. A native of Corsicana, York graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS degree in agricultural economics in 1974. He is also a 1981 graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of … Read more
On June 7, Corpus Christi-based American Bank and TexStar National Bank jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which American Bank will acquire TexStar. In accordance with the merger agreement, TexStar will merge with and into American Bank and the combined banks will operate under the American Bank … Read more
Debbie Fox has been promoted to vice president/wealth management compliance officer and Cindy Castleberry has been promoted to administrative officer/wealth management division at Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust. Both officers will be based in Longview. Fox has been employed with Texas Bank and Trust for almost 18 years. Beginning as an administrative assistant, she was … Read more