Bank of the Sierra Names James Franco as Commercial Loan Officer for Tulare
August 29, 2019
PORTERVILLE, CA – Bank of the Sierra announced today that James Franco has been named Commercial Loan Officer for the Bank’s Tulare market. Franco will be responsible for developing and managing commercial loan accounts throughout Tulare.
Franco started with Bank of the Sierra as an Operations Assistant at the Bank’s corporate office in Porterville. He was quickly promoted to Credit Analyst, and then later to Senior Credit Analyst at the Bank’s Downtown Visalia branch. Franco, a former enlisted sailor in the Navy, is a life-long Central Valley resident.
Roy Salazar, Bank of the Sierra’s Tulare Market President, is enthusiastic about bringing Franco to the Tulare market. “We are excited about adding James to our loan team in Tulare,” Salazar said. “He takes great care of his customers and Tulare businesses will enjoy working with him.”
Bank of the Sierra has two branches in Tulare, at 246 E. Tulare Ave. and 1430 E. Prosperity Ave.
About Bank of the Sierra
Bank of the Sierra is in its 42nd year of operations and is the largest independent bank headquartered in the South San Joaquin Valley. Bank of the Sierra is a community-centric regional bank, which offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services with full-service branches located within the counties of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. The bank also maintains an online branch, and provides specialized lending services through an agricultural credit center and an SBA center. Bank of the Sierra is recognized as one of the strongest and top-performing community banks in the country, with a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial and a Sm-All Star award from Sandler O’Neill.
