Banking jokes are plentiful in Dallas, but the numerous ex-bankers in our midst are not laughing. “The great majority of these guys were not crooks out to destroy financial institutions, but were victims of the crash,” says one victim of the crash. “It’s just that bankers are having trouble finding other work. They don’t seem to be good at anything else.” Following is a list of some of the many former bank presidents, where they were pre-crash, and where they’ve hopped to now, Some are still hoping to hop.
Chris Newton
Then; Park West Bank
Now: Still looking
Stephen Jordan
Then: First City Dallas
Now: Capital Bank
Tom Abbott
Then: NorthPark National
Now: First National Park Cities
Charles Pistor
Then: First Republic
Now: NorthPark National
James Huffines
Then: Bank of Dallas
Now: Gov. Clements’s appointments secretary
Joe Brokaw
Then: First City East Dallas
Now: “Consultant”
Bob White
Then: United National Bank
Now: Cornerstone Bank
Burr Cordray
Then: City National of Irving
Now: “Consultant”
Steve Melton
Then: Forestwood National
Now: Accounting Business
Richard Frazier
Then: Highland Park National
Now: Still looking
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