Signature Bank of Arkansas in Fayetteville has promoted an insider to oversee its mortgage operations.
The $935 million-asset unit of White River Bancshares said in a press release that Kim Whedbee has become president of its mortgage division. She succeeded Christine Morrison, who has taken on a role in Signature’s human resources department.
Whedbee, who joined the bank in 2014, has served as a mortgage lender and underwriter.
“We’re always thrilled when we can promote from within,” Tammie Neal, Signature’s chief human resources officer, said in the release.
Whedbee “brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position, having served in many of the roles she will now oversee,” Neal added.