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WestStar Appoints Trish Marquez Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Banking Officer (9/17/2026)

WestStar Appoints Liliana Miranda Chief Operating Officer (9/15/2026)

WestStar and FHLB Dallas Award $63K to Nonprofit Organizations Across El Paso and Las Cruces (9/2/2026)

WestStar Names Marcela Candia Vice President, Director of Accounting (8/26/2026)

WestStar Appoints Christopher Mims Vice President, Information Security Officer (8/13/2026)

WestStar Promotes Beny Medrano to Branch Manager (8/11/2026)

WestStar Promotes Erica M. Saunders to Senior Vice President and New Mexico Commercial Banking Manager (8/6/2026)

WestStar Appoints Lorena Garay as Senior Vice President, Commercial Banker (8/4/2026)

WestStar Names Yvonne Dorado Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (7/14/2026)

WestStar Appoints Jill Macias as Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Credit Officer (6/3/2026)

WestStar’s Thomas “Tommy” Gabriel Recognized as Emerging Leader by Texas Bankers Association (5/7/2026)

David W. Osborn Named McMurry University’s 2026 Distinguished Alumnus (4/22/2026)

WestStar Names Saul Castro to Public Funds Officer and Assistant Vice President (4/16/2026)

WestStar Promotes Patrick Sarabia to Vice President (3/25/2026)

WestStar Promotes Nicholas Alarcón to Vice President of Loan Origination System Administration (3/18/2026)

WestStar Promotes Priscilla Monarez to Senior Vice President (3/11/2026)

Claudia Rodriguez Promoted to Executive Vice President (3/5/2026)

WestStar Strengthens Leadership in Las Cruces with Promotion of Justin McGinnis to Branch Manager (2/26/2026)

WestStar Appoints John Morales as Executive Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (2/24/2026)

Liz Gatlin Rejoins WestStar as Senior Vice President, Commercial Banker (01/13/2026)

WestStar Promotes Andres Marquez and Robin Anaya to Commercial Banking Officers (9/29/2025)

Bernie Del Hierro Named Advisory Board Member For The College Of Business At Southwest University (9/17/2025)

WestStar Launches Fraud Defense Task Force to Protect Clients and Strengthen Prevention Efforts (6/23/2025)

WestStar Title Selected as a Miner Business Trailblazer Honoree (6/6/2025)

WestStar Appoints Myrna A. Ortiz as Senior Vice President of Corporate Accounting (5/20/2025)

WestStar Welcomes Nancy C. McElroy as New Vice President of Corporate Accounting (5/20/2025)

Crystal Martin Selected as a Recipient of Texas Banker Association’s Emerging Leader Award (4/28/2025)

WestStar Welcomes Enrique Escalante as Advisory Director on its Board of Directors (4/7/2025)