Kelly Hughes has been promoted to vice president, mortgage operations manager at Signature Bank.
Hughes, a 20-year veteran banker, is responsible for the daily management of work flow in Signature’s mortgage operations, in addition to managing the bankers in that department.
“Kelly has been vital in the building of our mortgage department,” Chris Morrison, president of Signature Mortgage Lending, said in a statement.
Previous to joining Signature Bank in 2007, she was a loan coordinator, mortgage loan closer and mortgage originator for another local bank.
Kelly, her husband Mike and son Dylan live in Springdale.
Signature Bank operates several banking offices in the area: Signature Plaza in Fayetteville, Har-Ber Meadows in Springdale, Fountain Plaza in Bentonville as well as two locations in Brinkley. The bank has more than $500 million in assets and has more than 100 employees.