January 6, 2014 www.bankersdigest.com Volume 144, No. 1 Williams to Lead First Community ’s New Jonesboro, AR, Location First Community Bank, Batesville, AR, bank has operated a mortgage loan He serves as president of the Net- has hired Allen Williams as commu- office in Jonesboro since 2008 headed tleton Education Foundation and is a nity president for by secondary-mortgage specialists member of the Jonesboro Chamber of First Community Jelena Prichard, vice president, and Commerce. Bank’s new Jones- Tonya Wilson. Boris Dover, First Community’s boro location, ac- Renovation is underway at a former president/COO, said, “Our mortgage cording to Dale Regions Bank building at 1617 S. Cara- office has done extremely well as a Cole, chairman/ way Rd. This full-service location is ex- stand-alone office. We knew that when CEO. pected to be open and operational in the time was right, we wanted to have Joining Williams January 2014. First Community Bank’s a full-service bank in this dynamic are several oth- mortgage origination office will re- community. When Liberty Bancshares Williams er local veteran main at 708-B Windover Rd. Inc. of Jonesboro announced that it bankers, includ- Williams is a former senior vice would be sold to Home BancShares ing Debra Taylor, vice president for president for commercial lending at Inc. of Conway, we knew it was time to commercial lending (former Liberty Liberty Bank in Jonesboro. He began expand our presence.” Bank officer);James McMasters, vice his banking career at the age of 16, and First Community Bank has 15 president, loan review analyst; Brian 28 years later continues to enjoy em- branches in north AR and southwest Emison, assistant vice president and ployment in the industry. He earned MO. In AR, the bank operates branch- branch manager (former Liberty Bank a degree in business finance from Ar- es in Batesville, Searcy, Bald Knob, officer); Dianne Treece and Paige kansas State University in Jonesboro Cabot, Cave City, Cherokee Village, and Noles, loan support assistants; and and is a graduate of ABA National Mountain Home. In MO, the bank has Kimberly Vickers, new accounts. The Commercial Lending School. branches in Neosho, Goodman, and Jane. In addition to current branches, Brandt Is President, First State, Yoakum, a fifth White County banking center is nearing completion in Searcy. First State Bank, Yoakum, TX, Chair- the bank in 2009 First Community Bank employs man of the Board A.G. Hermann III and full director in more than 250 people and reports as- announced that the bank’s board has March 2013. sets of $814 million promoted Layne Brandt to president He earned a Q of the DeWitt County community bank. BBA degree in fi- Please route this issue: Brandt previously served as execu- nance from The tive vice president and chief loan offi- University of Tex- cer. He joined First State Bank in 1994. as at Austin, an He was elected associate director of MBA degree from University of Hous- Brandt In This Issue... ton-Victoria, and is 2013 In Review: Southwest a graduate of the SW Graduate School New Website Regional Banking Stories of Banking at SMU in . Coming in He serves his community as a Feature...... 3 member of the City of Yoakum Tourist January... Board and is a board member for the Mergers & Acquisitions...... 6, 8 Yoakum Community Hospital Foun- Watch for it! dation. He is active in the Yoakum Charter Activity...... 9 Lions Club, Yoakum Golf Association, www.BankersDigest.com Yoakum Little League, and the Yoa- Classified...... 10 kum Bulldog Boosters Q Published weekly on Mondays except fifth Mondays p e o p l e TEXAS First United Bank Taps Broadway Bank San Antonio Huntsinger Joins Texas Bank Jackson SVP in Amarillo Names New Market Managers Longview as VP in Marketing Plains Bancorp Inc., the holding compa- Broadway Bank, a $2.9 billion-asset Casey Huntsinger has joined ny for Dimmitt-based First United Bank, institution based in San Antonio, has Longview-based Texas Bank and Trust welcomes Kent Jackson to the Amarillo announced new market managers. Company as vice president and mar- Colonies Banking Center at One First Vice President Amanda Tomlinson keting research manager in the mar- United Pkwy. as senior vice president, Lara has been named market man- keting division, according to Chair- agricultural/commercial lender. ager for the Boerne Banking Center at man Rogers Pope. Jackson has more than 30 years of 1012 S. Main. Previously, the 20-year Huntsinger has served as branch banking experience, most recently as banker was the market manager at the manager for both Regions Bank and JP EVP with First Financial Bank in Her- Downtown Banking Center in the Met- Morgan Chase Bank. In his new posi- eford. He began his banking career in ropolitan Methodist Gateway Building tion with $1.7 billion-asset Texas Bank Guymon, OK, where he was raised. in San Antonio. She currently serves and Trust, he will manage and analyze He earned a BS degree in agricultural as a board member for the Downtown customer demographics and perform economics from Oklahoma State Uni- Rotary Club. quantitative and qualitative analysis versity in Stillwater and is a graduate Vice President Grace Rodriguez- of such data as customer segmenta- of the Graduate School of Banking of Elliott has been named market man- tion, retention, next best product, and the South in Baton Rouge, LA. ager at Downtown Banking Center in product/customer profitability. He An active community volunteer, San Antonio. 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January 6, 2014 BANKERS DIGEST Page 3 p e o p l e ARKANSAS Miller Is CRA Director, Simmons First Bank of Northeast Arkansas Hires Brown, Arvest Bank Group Inc. Frazier, Webb, Ladyman, and Pierson as Vice Presidents Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, has reported Simmons First Bank of Northeast Frazier has 10 years of banking expe- that Virgil Miller has joined the bank Arkansas, Jonesboro, recently an- rience, most recently serving as an as- as its CRA director, according to Cliff nounced the addition of vice presi- sistant vice president and loan officer. Gibbs, regional executive for Arvest dents and commercial loan officers Previously, she served as a legal and Bank Group Inc., Trent Brown, Lisa Frazier, and Mike business services officer. She holds a Bentonville. Webb; vice president and mortgage BS degree in corporate finance from Miller most re- loan officerCorey Ladyman; and vice Arkansas State University and holds cently was CRA president and compliance/loan opera- certificates from the Arkansas Ba- director for Met- tions officerRheanne Pierson. Barry sic Banking School and the Arkansas ropolitan National Ledbetter, president/CEO of Simmons Lending School. Bank of Little Rock, First Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Webb has 15 years of lending expe- where he served 13 made the announcement. rience. He earned a BS degree in mar- years overseeing Brown has more than 14 years of keting from Arkansas State Univer- Miller CRA compliance. finance experience, most recently as sity and has completed the Arkansas In November 2013, a senior loan review officer at Lib- Bankers Association Lending School, Simmons First National Corp. of Pine erty Bank, Jonesboro. He served four the Barret School of Banking, and the Bluff purchased Metropolitan Nation- years as a senior bank examiner for ABA Commercial Lending School. al. He previously served at Worthen the Arkansas State Bank Department. Ladyman previously served as a Bank, Boatmen’s Bank, NationsBank, He holds a BS degree in corporate fi- senior mortgage banker prior to join- and Bank of America. nance from Arkansas State University ing Simmons First. He has more than With assets exceeding $11 billion, and has a graduate banking degree eight years of lending experience. He Arvest is the largest bank in AR. It has from Graduate School of Banking at holds a BS degree from Southern Naz- more than 240 locations that are part LSU. He is a member of the Arkansas arene University in Oklahoma City. of 16 locally managed banks in AR, Bankers Association Emerging Lead- Pierson has nearly 14 years of bank- ers Council. MO, OK, and KS Q ing experience, coming from the Pla- no/Dallas, TX, markets. She previously TRADE ASSOCIATION served in operations and compliance Stokes and Schneider Upped to SVP at ICBA positions, including compliance su- pervisor, senior auditor, and senior The Independent Community Bankers communications department. She loan processor. She holds a BS degree of America® (ICBA), Washington, DC, joined ICBA in 2008. in corporate finance and accounting recently announced that Aleis Stokes, Schneider will continue to serve from Arkansas State University Q VP of media and public relations, and as the primary liaison between ICBA Joe Schneider, VP of state relations, and its network of 46 affiliated state NEW MEXICO have been promoted to senior vice and regional partner associations. He president, making them part of ICBA’s will take a lead role in directly working Welcher Is Communications senior management team. with them to develop strategies and Consultant at Wells Fargo Stokes will continue to be responsi- action plans for the future. He joined Wells Fargo & Company in Albuquer- que announced that Brett Welcher ble for managing key aspects of ICBA’s ICBA in 2009 Q has been named communications consultant for the NM/Western Bor- der Region, according to Lisa Riley, regional president for Wells Fargo’s NM/Western Border Region. Based in Albuquerque, he will direct com- munications across NM and El Paso, TX, a region that has over 2,000 team members and 107 banking stores in 53 communities. Welcher joins Wells from Rational 360, a full-service communications and digital media firm based in Wash- ington, DC, where he served as a se- nior associate. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University Q Page 4 BANKERS DIGEST January 6, 2014 The Time For SucceSS iS Now Weaver knows what makes your business tick. Services to Financial Institutions: Loan review • Compliance • Internal audit • SOX/FDICIA • IT audit • Financial statement audit

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Page 8 BANKERS DIGEST January 6, 2014 MAIN STREET CHECKS R E G U L A T O R S F E A T U R E Richardson. 2013 in Review (continued from Page 3) The OCC has received an applica- Terri Mefford, executive vice presi- C h a r t e r tion by Bank of America, N. A., Char- dent/CFO, Great Plains National Bank lotte, NC, for a branch at 2690 W. Lu- of Elk City, is Community Bankers As- cas Rd., Lucas. sociation of Oklahoma 2013-2014 chair. , chairman/CEO, First a c t i v i t y The TXDB has approved an appli- Jay M. Gober State Bank, Graham, was named Inde- cation by Citizens State Bank, Tyler, pendent Bankers Association of Texas Louisiana for a branch at 16920 Village Lake Dr., BRANCHES 2013-2014 chairman. Lindale. Johnny Allison, chairman, Home Banc- The OFFICE OF FINANICAL INSTI- The TXDB has approved an appli- TUTIONS has approved an applica- shares Inc., Conway, AR, was honored as cation by Texas Bank and Trust Com- one of three “Community Bankers of the tion by First NBC Bank, New Orleans, pany, Longview, for a branch at 2801 Year” by the American Banker magazine. for a branch at 1615 Poydras St., Ste. Network Blvd., Ste. 105, Frisco. Office of the Comproller of the Cur- 175, New Orleans. The TXDB has approved applica- rency celebrated its 150th anniversary MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS tions by PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas, on February 25. The OFI has approved an appli- for branches: 1748 E. Broad St., Ste. Federal Reserve System celebrated cation by IBERIABANK, Lafayette, to 102, Mansfield; 126 Ranch House Rd., 100th anniversary on December 23. P&A four branches of Synovus Bank, RETIREMENTS Ste. 400, Aledo; and 6100 Colleyville Columbus, GA, in Memphis and Ger- William C. “Bill” Enloe, 42 years, Los Al- Blvd., Ste. 170, Colleyville. mantown, TN. amos National Bank, Los Alamos, NM. The TXDB has received an applica- Mississippi Bruce McNeill, 40 years, Meridian tion by Bandera First State Bank, Ban- BRANCHES Bank Texas, Fort Worth dera, for a branch at 719 Hill Country The OFFICE OF THE COMPTROL- George F. Jones, 38 years, Texas Capi- Dr., Kerrville. LER OF THE CURRENCY has ap- tal Bank, N. A., Dallas. The has received an appli- proved an application by Trustmark TXDB Harvey Rosenblum, 43 years, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. National Bank, Jackson, for a branch cation by Frost Bank, San Antonio, for Dennis O. Kutach, 41 years, First at 200 Bass Pro Dr., Pearl. a branch at 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. 150, Bee Cave. State Bank, Yoakum, TX. Oklahoma MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS J. Thomas May, 41 years, Simmons First BRANCHES National Corporation, Pine Bluff, AR. The OCC has received an applica- The TXDB has approved an applica- tion by Independent Bank, McKinney, DEATHS tion by The Fort Sill National Bank, Walter Evans Dorroth Sr., Commu- for a merger with Live Oak State Bank, Fort Sill, for a branch at 5520 Hwy. 80 nity Bank of Louisiana, Mansfield, 93. E., Pearl, MS. Dallas. Doyle W. Rogers Sr., Metropolitan Texas The TXDB has approved an applica- National Bank, Little Rock, AR, 94. CHARTERS tion by Fidelity Bank, Wichita Falls, for J.R. Nunn, Citizens Bank, Tucumcari, The TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF a merger with First National Bank of NM, 87. BANKING has approved an applica- Byers, Byers Q (continued on Page 12) tion for SharePlus Bank, Plano, a con- version in from Share Plus Federal Bank, Plano; effective December 23, Heflin Building Systems, LP 2013. “Providing your every construction need” The TXDB has approved an ap- plication for Texas Community Bank, Laredo, a conversion in from Texas 8 Community Bank, N. A., Laredo; effec- Innovative tive December 20, 2013. 8 Experienced The TXDB has approved an applica- tion for Menard Bank, Menard, a con- 8 Professional version in from Menard National Bank, Menard, effective December 30, 2013. Call us today! BRANCHES The OCC has approved an application 817-460-0100 by Cadence Bank, N. A., Birmingham, AL, to relocate a branch from 909 Fan- nin St., Ste. 1350 to 1001 Fannin St., We offer Permanent or Temporary Buildings of any style construction with Ste. L 100, Houston. competitive pricing and complimentary marketing packages that include The OCC has approved an appli- Site Plan, Floor Plan, Elevations and 3D Computer Renderings to ensure your complete satisfaction. cation by Texas Republic Bank, N. A., Frisco, for a branch in the vicinity of 2305 Roosevelt Drive, Suite D Arlington, Texas 76016 fax (817)460-0111 www.heflinbuildings.com W. Campbell Rd. and Nantucket Dr.,

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