Corey Bates

Corey Bates has extensive experience in the banking industry. Corey has held various leadership positions throughout their career. Corey started working at Bank of the West in 2010 as a Multi-Site Manager and Commercial Lender. Corey then moved to First Fidelity Bank in 2011, where they served as the Director of Retail & Small Business Lending for three years. In 2014, Corey joined RCB Bank as the Market President, a role they held until 2021. Currently, Corey is working at Regent Bank, where they first served as the EVP/President of the Broken Arrow Market and later transitioned to the role of Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer.

Corey Bates has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Management from the University of Oklahoma - Price College of Business. Additionally, Corey attended the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University, the National Commercial Lending School at Southern Methodist University, and the OBA Commercial Lending School. However, specific start and end years, as well as any degrees or fields of study from the latter three institutions, are not provided.