Joel Smith - Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, Native American Bank

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Jun 24

Joel D. Smith has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Native American Bank since 2013, and in 2024 was named President of the bank’s Community Development Division. He is an enrolled member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. He has nineteen years of experience in commercial credit, lending, and management. Joel worked as a credit officer and credit examiner at CoBank, a $100 Billion farm credit institution, for the five years immediately prior to rejoining NAB. Joel also currently serves on the board of directors for the Denver Indian Center, and the Caddo Nation Economic Development Authority.

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