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Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has recruited veteran executive from BancFirst Corp. in Oklahoma City to be its new chief financial officer.
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Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has hired Mark W. Funke as its new president and CEO. Funke, who was a market president for Bank of Oklahoma, is expected to join Southwest Oct. 1.
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Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has redeemed a series of trust-preferred securities.
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Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., and Bank of Kentucky in Crestview Hills have completed exits from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
May 30
Southwest Bancorp is merging its banks in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas into one national charter under the new name Bank SNB.
All banks owned by the $2 billion-asset Southwest, including Bank of Kansas in Reno, Kan.; Stillwater National Bank and Trust Co. in Payne, Okla.; and SNB Banks in Texas will operate under the name Bank SNB starting Nov. 16, the company said in a press release Thursday.
"For nearly 120 years, our bank has had the personality of a community bank [and]large bank resources, and we will continue to operate as such," Chief Executive Officer Mark Funke said in the release. "This charter consolidation and new name allows us to be unified as one bank and one brand across our entire footprint."
Southwest will introduce a new logo for Bank SNB to accompany the name changea modernized update of Stillwater's trademark "S."
Southwest, founded in 1981 and based in Stillwater, Okla., has made other major changes in the past year. It
