Below is a list of web sites that may be of interest to former employees.
If you have a web site you would like added to the list, please
e-mail the information.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
Michelle Moheet used to be over telephone operations with the bank. Now she's the Information Systems Division Manager
at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Check out her picture in a recent "fly Austin" newsletter.
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Cornerstone Advisors |
Bill McFarland is a Senior Director and one of the Gonzo Bankers with Cornerstone Advisors.
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Fidelity National Information Services |
Fidelity National Information Services provides information technology
services for community banks, credit unions, and savings banks
around the country. Some of Fidelity's current customers were once customers of First City Austin Information Systems.
Check out the eStatement
system Ivan Shepperd helped develop.
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First City Failure |
Here's a great, albeit dry, article on the First City Bancorporation failure published by our friends at the FDIC.
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First City Turns a Corner on Final Days |
A Houston Business Journal article from November 7, 2003 predicting "the last breath of First City Liquidating Trust."
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FirstCity Financial Corporation |
Remnants of First City Bancorp. still exist as FirstCity Financial Corporation, a financial services company with headquarters in Waco.
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Frost Bank |
One of the lone shining stars from the old days of Texas banking, Frost Bank acquired the assets of First City
Texas, Austin, when it closed in 1993.
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skyscrapers.com |
Here are a couple of pictures of the First City Bank building. Did you know it was the tallest commercial office building
in Austin from 1971 until 1974 when the American Bank (now Bank One) tower was constructed?
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Strunk Associates, L.P. |
During his tenure with First City, Ken Johnson worked in a number of different areas including data processing, corporate services,
and correspondent banking. The man simply could not hold down a job. Now he's an Executive Vice President with Strunk Associates, L.P.,
a financial services consulting firm based in Houston.
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Texas Capital Bank |
Cassandra (Falk) Hold, formerly with Corporates Services, is now a Senior Vice President
over Cash Management with the Austin branch of Texas Capital Bank.
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TGF Management Corp. |
Janet Waldeier, formerly with the Marketing and Business Development department, now serves as Chief Financial and Administrative
Officer of TGF Management Corp., a private equity funds management group based in Austin.
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"The Great Texas Bank Crash - an Insider's Account -" |
Published in 1996, this book by Jody Grant, former CEO of Texas American Bancshares, tells the story of how TABS and the
other powerhouse Texas banks fought a David and Goliath battle with the FDIC to stay solvent in the 1980s. Lots of references
to First City Bancorporation.
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