Since 1917, First State Bank has served the financial needs of our neighbors in Spearman, Texas and the surrounding area. We have provided financial solutions for generations of families and have deep roots in these Texas towns and the agriculture industry.
In 2017, we expanded to serve more communities and help businesses grow with a second location in the heart of downtown Amarillo, Texas. Community means neighbors helping neighbors, and that’s exactly what we want your experience with us to feel like!
| Marvin Franz, CEO | Leann Carson, AVP |
| Brian Gillispie, President | Linda Town, AVP |
| S. Randall Sauer, EVP & Cashier/COO | Cheryl Hill, AVP |
| Jerome Pratt, SVP | Debbie Eslick, AVP - Credit Department Manager |
| Mike Pearson, SVP | Missie Bates, Community Outreach Officer |
| Krystal Beye, SVP - Operations | Rickiann Stewart, IT Officer |
| Ana Gardea, VP - BSA Officer |
| Stinson Gibner – Chairman |
| S. Randall Sauer – Board Secretary |
| Lea Ann Gibner-Schrader |
| Marvin Franz |
| Brian Gillispie |
| Travis Wolf |
| Jerome Pratt – Advisory Director |
| Mike Pearson – Advisory Director |
| James F. Greene – Advisory Director |
A few months after the United States entered the fighting of World War I, Dr. G.P. Gibner moved to the town of Hansford, Texas which had a population of less than 200. On Aug. 1, 1919, his son, Clay Gibner joined the Guaranty State Bank of Hansford after finishing business school. In November 1919, the Guaranty State Bank moved to the newly formed town of Spearman.
Near the beginning of the depression, in 1930, the bank was sold to a group of local Hansford businessmen, including Clay Gibner, and renamed First State Bank. Clay went on to become Bank President, taking on ownership and leadership responsibilities in 1952. The bank has remained in the same family since that time. Clay Gibner’s grandchildren, Lea Ann Gibner-Schrader and Stinson Gibner, who have served as Directors of the Board since 1990, continue to carry on their grandfather’s banking tradition of providing the Texas Panhandle a bank with strength, stability, and experience.
First State Bank is chartered under the laws of the State of Texas, and by state law, is subject to regulatory oversight by the Texas Department of Banking. Any Consumer wishing to file a complaint against First State Bank, Spearman, Texas, should contact the Texas Department of Banking through one of the means indicated below:
2601 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78705-4294
Telephone Number: 1-877-276-5554 (toll free)
Fax Number: 512-45-1313
1 NE Court, Spearman TX
Phone: 806-659-5565
Lobby Hours: 9am – 3pm, Drive Up-7:30am -4:30pm Monday-Friday
112 SW 8th Ave. Suite 100, Amarillo, TX
Phone: 806-372-1917
Lobby Hours: 9am-3pm Monday-Friday