TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
Weatherford-based First Bank Texas has hired Courtney Garner Lewis to serve as its new Fort Worth area president to guide the bank’s continued growth in Tarrant County. The leadership announcement coincides with the opening of First Bank Texas’ newest office in Fort Worth, located at the Fort Worth Club Tower, Suite 800. The new location … Read more
Weatherford-based First Bank Texas has appointed Ed Greenlee to its board of directors. A respected Texas banking executive with 50 years of experience, he brings a wealth of industry knowledge and a strong commitment to community-centered financial services. A native of Abilene, Greenlee’s career in banking has spanned markets across the state, from Abilene, Kerrville … Read more
Weatherford-based First Bank Texas hit the road this spring with a new mobile banking branch designed to deliver full-service banking and financial education to neighborhoods, community and sporting events, festivals and schools. “From the days of the stagecoach to the digital age, our bank has always worked to meet our customers where they are,” says … Read more
Brownwood-based TexasBank has hired Jarrod Dickey and John Patterson as senior vice presidents of commercial lending in Parker County. Both bring extensive experience and strong community ties. Dickey has 23 years of expertise in commercial lending and business development. He is a graduate of the SW Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University. A … Read more
Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank has hired Luke Williams to serve on its Weatherford lending group as vice president/commercial loan officer at the bank’s 1001 Santa Fe Dr. location. He will provide commercial lending, banking and credit underwriting solutions to clients in Parker County. A longtime resident of Weatherford, Williams has more than eight years of banking … Read more
Abilene-based First Financial Bank completed its 7th annual company-wide Day of Service on Columbus Day, October 10. The bank partnered with nearly 100 local nonprofit and community organizations across the state to provide assistance and perform service projects in each of the communities it serves. With more than 1,000 employees from 78 statewide branches participating … Read more
Longtime banker Bobby Ray Glenn passed away peacefully at age 80 on June 1. He was born on January 28, 1942, in Weatherford. His banking career endured for 57 years, beginning at First National Bank in Weatherford. He also worked for Citizens Bank, Merchants & Farmers Bank, Texas Bank and PlainsCapital Bank, from which he … Read more
On March 15, Dallas-based PlainsCapital Bank announced that Senior Vice President John Hinton has been promoted to president of its Weatherford branch at 1001 Santa Fe Dr., succeeding Pat Hamilton who will transition to president emeritus. “Pat’s more than 16 years of service to PlainsCapital Bank have made a difference in our clients’ lives and … Read more
Weatherford-based Texas Bank Financial has entered into a merger agreement with its sister bank organization, Brownwood-based Texas Bank. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined banks will operate as TexasBank and have total assets of more than $1.3 billion with 15 branches and loan production offices throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, Central Texas and West … Read more
Mark Riebe, chairman and CEO of Weatherford-based Texas Bank, recently announced that longtime Weatherford banker Lin Bearden has joined as Parker County market president. Bearden served for 23 years with a local bank in Weatherford, 16 of those years as president and CEO. During his tenure, the bank experienced significant growth and added two branches. Bearden … Read more