CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce that W. Wes Hoskins, chairman, president, and CEO of First Community Bank in Corpus Christi, Texas, was recently elected to FHLB Dallas's Board of Directors.
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Mr. Hoskins's term began January 1, 2013 and will expire on December 31, 2016. He was appointed to serve on the Government Relations Committee and the Affordable Housing and Economic Development Committee of the Board of Directors.
"My 20 years of community banking experience have given me the insight and knowledge to be an effective director of FHLB Dallas," Mr. Hoskins said. "I am looking forward to serving on the board these next several years."
When Mr. Hoskins isn't working, he is active in his community. He serves on the boards of the Corpus Christi Downtown Management District, Texas Bankers Association, and BankPac, a political action committee of the American Bankers Association. He is also a former trustee of the Gregory Portland (Texas) Independent School District. He served on the Driscoll Foundation Board (Driscoll Children's Hospital) from 2009 to 2012, and was chairman of the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce during that same period.
"FHLB Dallas has always been a source of credit and other services to help our member institutions fund housing and economic development in their communities," said FHLB Dallas President and CEO Terry Smith. "No one knows this better than our members, which is why having someone like Mr. Hoskins join our Board of Directors is so valuable. He has been entrenched in community banking for two decades and understands the needs of the members and the communities they serve."
Mr. Hoskins earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Southwest Texas University. He resides in Portland, Texas, with his wife, Janie.
About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 12 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $35.2 billion as of September 30, 2012, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced advances and other credit products to more than 900 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit the FHLB Dallas website at fhlb.com.
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