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Movers & shakers: Brian Carlson, Chris Tomlinson & Stephanie Castro. October 8, 2026 Bob Coleman Founder & Publisher Brian Carlson Named President and CEO of Mission Valley Bank "The Board approached succession as a long-term responsibility to Mission Valley Bank, its employees, customers and shareholders," states John Parker, Chairman of the Board. "Brian brings prior CEO experience, a broad banking background and a proven record inside Mission Valley. We are confident in his ability to lead the Bank, and we believe Tamara's continued involvement provides valuable continuity as the organization moves forward." Mission Valley Bank and Mission Valley Bancorp today announced an orderly leadership succession in which Brian Carlson will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Valley Bank and President of Mission Valley Bancorp. Founder Tamara Gurney, who has led Mission Valley Bank for 25 years, will transition to Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Valley Bancorp, and Executive Chair and a Director of the Bank's board of directors. Carlson will assume responsibility for the Bank's day-to-day management and performance, while Gurney will continue to provide strategic perspective, governance leadership, institutional knowledge and support for important customer, industry and community relationships. Carlson joined Mission Valley Bank in 2021 and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of SBA, as well as President of Total SBA. His banking career spans more than four decades and includes service as Founder, President and CEO of Excel National Bank, as well as senior executive roles at First Bank, Temecula Valley Bank, Imperial Bank, Bank of the West and other financial institutions. He founded SBA Complete in 2011, a national SBA outsourcing platform that First Bank acquired in 2016. "Mission Valley has succeeded because of its people and because our customers know they can rely on bankers as trusted advisors who understand their businesses," Carlson says. "My priority is to preserve that approach while continuing to strengthen the Bank for the future. I am grateful for the Board's confidence, thankful to Tamara for the institution and culture she has built, and excited to work with our employees and customers as we begin this next chapter." Chris Tomlinson Joins American Bank as SBA and USDA Sales Manager Chris Tomlinson has joined American Bank as SBA and USDA Sales Manager, bringing nearly two decades of experience across SBA and USDA lending, commercial lending, business banking and middle-market lending. Tomlinson most recently served as SBA Director at OptimumBank, where he helped build the bank's SBA lending division from the ground up. His work included establishing credit and operational frameworks, building the SBA team and implementing technology and processes to streamline loan operations. Before joining OptimumBank in 2023, Tomlinson served as Senior Vice President of SBA and Commercial Lending at Professional Bank and Senior Vice President and SBA and USDA Lender at Central Bank. His broader banking career includes experience in retail banking, business banking, commercial lending, treasury management and middle-market relationship management. In his new role at American Bank, Tomlinson will focus on SBA and USDA sales as the bank continues to grow its government-guaranteed lending platform. Stephanie Castro Joins Venturus as SBA Loan Closer Stephanie Castro has joined Venturus as an SBA Loan Closer, bringing more than six years of banking experience and a background in SBA loan operations, eligibility and quality review. Castro joins Venturus after more than six years with Huntington National Bank, where she most recently served as a Quality Review Specialist. During her time at Huntington, she also served as SBA Client Specialist Section Manager, SBA Eligibility Review Officer and SBA Client Specialist. Her SBA experience includes loan eligibility analysis, quality review, client support and team management, with a focus on compliance and accurate loan processing. Castro began her banking career as a Customer Experience Banker at Huntington before moving into SBA lending in 2021. In her new role at Venturus, Castro will focus on SBA loan closing and supporting the firm's SBA lending operations.

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Huntington National Bank plans to close six Houston-area branches after major acquisitions. By Chandler France - Reporter, Houston Business Journal Oct 6, 2026 Story highlights. * Huntington National Bank will close six Houston-area branches amid the bank's focus on larger growth plans. * The branches slated for closure include locations in the Galleria area, Friendswood, Sugar Land and The Woodlands. * The closures come after Huntington's acquisitions of Veritex Community Bank and Cadence Bank. Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN), the parent company of Huntington National Bank, will close several Houston-area branches amid the bank's focus on larger growth plans. Huntington filed applications with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to close six branches in the Greater Houston area. Huntington confirmed that each location is slated to close in mid-December. The moves come after the bank's acquisitions of Veritex Community Bank and Cadence Bank, the latter of which closed in February. The branches slated for closure are at: GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. * 699 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood * 4660 Sweetwater Blvd., Sugar Land * 4920-A San Felipe St., Houston * 7500 San Felipe St., Houston * 5253 Hollister St., Houston * 1925 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 200, The Woodlands All employees at the closing branches have been offered and accepted roles at nearby branches, Huntington said. Huntington also plans to open one Houston-area branch - at 14025 Northwest Freeway - in the first quarter of 2027, the bank said. The closures and opening will leave the bank with 29 branches in the region. Additionally, Huntington expects to open seven branches across Texas beginning early next year, though the bank does not have market-specific details to share at this time. "Texas remains one of Huntington's most important growth markets," Huntington wrote in a statement. "Following its recent partnerships with Veritex and Cadence Bank, which brought its combined branch networks together, several of its branches are now located in close proximity to one another. "With that in mind, we are repositioning six branches in the Houston area - consolidating locations where customers already have convenient access to another nearby Huntington branch." The move to close the branches comes after Brant Standridge, Huntington's president of consumer and regional banking, previously told the Houston Business Journal that the bank may close a handful of legacy Cadence or Veritex branches in Texas. However, at the time, he added that the bank's plan is to grow its branch footprint in Texas, including in Houston. "Frankly, we'll want more, not less, so our intention would be to expand that number over time, not reduce that number over time," Standridge said in a July interview after the conversion of the Cadence deal. He also added: "We don't have plans on the table at this moment that we've announced, but we certainly feel that we will need a larger branch presence in Houston. Houston is a market that we will want to invest significantly in." Following its multibillion-dollar acquisitions of Cadence and Vertiex, Huntington is now the seventh-largest bank in the Houston region, based on its approximately $7.37 billion in local deposits as of June 30, 2026. The bank's local deposits are up 16.3% compared to the amount Cadence had in 2025. Sign up here for the Houston Business Journal's free morning and afternoon daily newsletters to receive the latest business news impacting Greater Houston. * Houston's largest banks revealed * Huntington Bank exec on his biggest career risk * Bank's Texas expansion exceeds expectations * Podcast: How Huntington reached top five in Houston * What's next for Huntington National Bank in Houston