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CEO of fast-growing Dallas bank focused on calling right plays for customers
By Rob Schneider – Managing Editor – Events, Dallas Business Journal Sep 24, 2019, 8:01am CDT Updated Sep 25, 2019, 11:19pm CDT John D. Steinmetz is one of 18 honorees for the Dallas Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Awards. The event was Sept. 25 at the Pavilion At The Belo Mansion in Dallas. For more
John Steinmetz on Vista Bank Becoming One of North Texas’ Largest Commercial Lenders
“Along with so many strong banks serving entrepreneurs across the metroplex, Vista’s been fortunate to play a small part in the success of Texans who daily risk their capital to drive our economy forward. That said, the credit for this achievement goes to our incredible team, from operations to lending
Technology and Several Mark Cuban Tweets Pump Up Vista Bank
It all started when a Dallas-Fort Worth resident mentioned in a tweet to Mark Cuban that her hairdresser received a Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loan from Vista Bank. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has a large following on Twitter, and Vista Bank was one of his Twitter followers. As a
Vista Bank Featured in Wall Street Journal for Main Street Lending Program Participation
By: Orla McCaffrey Oct. 10, 2020 5:30 am ET Vista Bank in Texas has made Main Street loans to 15 businesses in the program’s first three months. But hundreds more have applied, said Jared Craighead , the bank’s chief of staff. Right now, the bank is limiting applications to in-state
What Comes After Coronavirus? North Texas CEOs Reflect
By Taylor Tompkins and Anna Butler – Dallas Business Journal Apr 25, 2020, 11:21am EDT In the face of the uncertainty and volatility brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, North Texas executives are working to prepare their companies and employees for a world with slackened shelter-in-place orders and efforts to revitalize a stalled economy.
DBJ Market President and Publisher Ollie Chandhok Catches Up With John Steinmetz
In a year challenging company cultures like never before, Dallas Business Journal Market President and Publisher Ollie Chandhok was curious to catch up with Vista Bank President & CEO John Steinmetz and discuss the company’s debut appearance on the Best Places to Work List. The two talked about stepping up for
How COVID-19 Relief Unmasked a Double Standard
Texas longest-serving Governor and former Energy Secretary, Rick Perry partnered with Vista Bank President and CEO John Steinmetz to co-author an op-ed unmasking the double standard in stimulus bill COVID relief fund efforts. Published in Business Insider, the op-ed contrasts the hoops that businesses had to jump through with participating
Wall Street Journal Interviews CEO John D. Steinmetz Regarding Main Street Lending
Nick Timiraos, chief economics correspondent for the Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Vista’s CEO John Steinmetz with questions about the Main Street Lending Program. The final story also featuring Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Senator Pat Toomey, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell focused on the
Borrowers Looking to Use Fed’s Main Street Lending Program Run Into Dead End
One borrower, who asked not to be named because he did not want his customers or competitors to know his company needed a government loan, said his banker told him his application could not be processed because time had run out. “It’s a huge impact on our ability to remain