Austin Bank Welcomes Tim Spraggins

Austin Bank Vice-Chairman Jeff Austin, III, recently
announced the appointment of Tim Spraggins as the new
Location President for the Austin Bank Pine Tree location at
2609 Gilmer Road.
“We are pleased to welcome Tim who is a skilled banker and
loan officer with 30 years experience. His strong lending
background and management experience will help to serve
our customers and the Austin Bank team,” said Austin. “Tim
has both the skills and desire to help East Texans with their
financial needs; and a strong desire to become involved in the
Gregg County community.”
Spraggins previously worked at Warren Bank and Trust in
Warren, AR as its Chief Lending Officer. He also held lending
and management positions at Cedar Creek Bank in Seven
Points, TX and at First National Bank Conway County in
Morrilton, AR. At Austin Bank he will be a Senior Vice
President banking officer.
He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor
of Science, the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at
SMU, and Mortgage Banking School at the University of
Oklahoma.
Spraggins was an active community member while residing in
Arkansas. While there, he served as President and Secretary of
the Warren Rotary Club and was President and Board member
for the Warren and Bradley County YMCA. He was a member
of the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce and the Bradley
County Industrial Development Corporation. He also served
as an instructor with the Center for Financial Training and
was an adjunct facility member at the University of Arkansas
Monticello and Trinity Valley Community College.
Spraggins and his wife, Regina, now reside in Longview. They
have one son, Jeffrey, and one granddaughter, Marley.
We invite you to come by the Austin Bank Pine Tree office and
meet Tim, he will be happy to help you with your loan and
deposit needs.
Austin Bank is a community bank headquartered in
Jacksonville, Texas with assets in excess of $1 billion. Bank
offices are located in 28 East Texas locations within 18 cities
and nine counties. Austin Bank is locally owned and operated
by the Austin Family who is celebrating 100 years of service
in the Texas banking industry.