Retired New Mexico Bank & Trust Market President Craig Reeves Joins Bank’s Board of Directors

February 10, 2022 | Article | 4 min | Newsroom

July 12, 2021 – Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico Bank & Trust (NMBT) announces the appointment of Craig Reeves, retired New Mexico Bank & Trust Northeastern New Mexico Market President, to the bank’s Board of Directors.

Craig Reeves
Craig Reeves

“We are excited to welcome Craig back to the New Mexico Bank & Trust team as a member of our Board of Directors. Craig is well respected in Northeastern New Mexico communities and brings decades of banking and leadership experience to our Board. His knowledge and insights will be invaluable as we work to deepen our relationships in communities across New Mexico,” said R. Greg Leyendecker, President and CEO of New Mexico Bank & Trust.

Reeves has over 35 years of bank leadership experience and retired from NMBT in July 2021 as Northeastern New Mexico Market President, Commercial Banker Team Lead. He is co-owner of commercial real estate company, Denco Properties, LLC. Prior to joining NMBT, Reeves was President and CEO of FNB New Mexico for 33 years. Reeves has a BBA in Accounting from the University of New Mexico. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Clayton and the finance council of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, a former school board member, and also served many years as co-coach for a Farm Business Management team through his local FFA Chapter.

About New Mexico Bank & Trust

New Mexico Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc., operating under the brand name HTLF, is a community bank with more than $2.6 billion in assets and operates 24 offices located in Central, Northern and Eastern New Mexico as well as Northwest Texas. The bank specializes in business lending and deposit services and provides a wide variety of personal credit and deposit services along with complete electronic banking programs. New Mexico Bank & Trust is a Member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.

About Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), operating under the brand name HTLF, is a financial services company with assets of approximately $19 billion. HTLF’s banks serve communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Texas and Wisconsin. HTLF is committed to its core commercial business, supported by a strong retail operation, and provides a diversified line of financial services including residential mortgage, wealth management, investment and insurance. Additional information is available at htlf.com.