Our Values
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High Touch
You get a banker who knows your business, not a call center. We answer our phones, we come to you, and we make decisions close to home so you’re not waiting on someone three states away.
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High Tech
Banking that works on your schedule. Online and mobile tools, Business Direct banking, and 24/7 support, so the routine stuff never slows down the important stuff.
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High Trust
We tell you what we can do and what we can’t, and then we do what we said. You’ll get honest answers even when they’re not the ones you were hoping for.
The Victory Bank Story
Victory Bank started with a question: what would it take to help West Texas businesses grow? Three people set out to answer it. Dan Pope, a former mayor who led his city through a stretch of economic growth. Brett McDowell, a banker and rancher who wanted to see businesses taken care of the right way. And Wyatt Leavell, a finance professional who wanted local money backing local companies instead of national banks. They took a bank that already knew how to serve people and pointed it at the businesses that keep our towns running. That’s still the job.
SUPPORT YOU CAN COUNT ON
24/7
Local Investors Committed to Victory
150+
YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE
65+
Banking Your Business at Every Stage
What your business needs in year two looks different from year twenty. We plan for both.
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Growing: Working capital and credit that keep pace with your sales, with decisions made locally.
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Expanding: New locations, equipment, and real estate, financed by people who know the market you’re moving into.
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Building Wealth: Wealth management and 1031 exchanges for what your business has built for you.
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Transitioning: When it’s time to sell or hand it off, we’ll be in the room early helping you plan for it.
Our Team
The bankers behind your outcome. Let’s get to work.
Daniel M. Pope
Chairman of Victory Financial Corporation and the Bank
C. Brett McDowell
Vice Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Victory Financial Corporation and the Bank
Chad Hill
Executive Vice President - Chief Lending Officer and Advisory Director
Suzanne Blake
President and Co-Founder of Blake | Cooper Financial Strategies
James R. Cone, III
Manager of Cone Elevator and Cone Minerals, LLC
Mark Griffin
President and CEO of The Griffin Companies and Pro Petroleum Inc.
Chad Henthorn
Owner and CEO of Teinert Construction Company
Chase Key
Principal with ASCO Equipment
Christopher Doyle
President and CEO at Texas First Bank
Drayton McLane, III
Managing Partner of McLane Classic Foods
Paul Airhart
Security State Bank CEO/President Emeritus
Executive Vice President-Chief Lending Officer
Senior Vice President Victory Business Direct Banking
Business Direct Banking Client Experience Specialist
Senior Vice President Lending
Market Leader
Senior Vice President Victory Business Direct Banking
Executive Chairman - Strategy, Development, and Investor Relations
Vice President Lending
Hill Country Banking Leader & Lender
Hill Country Business Ambassador
Senior Vice President Victory Business Direct Banking
Executive Chairman - Strategy, Development, and Investor Relations
Built by Business Owners
Our board runs construction companies, energy companies, equipment dealers, food companies, and banks. They’ve sat where you sit, and they hold us to the standard they’d want as customers.
- Local Ownership
- Operator Experience
- Invested in Our Markets
HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES TO VICTORY BY
Empowering Businesses at Every Stage
Why Victory? Because when our communities grow and thrive, that's a win. And when our community is healthy, we're all better off. The businesses we bank hire our neighbors, sponsor the t-ball teams, and keep our local economy moving. Getting them a great outcome is how we help our communities grow.
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