Dena Blakely Rodriguez

Dena Blakely Rodriguez is an experienced mortgage banker currently employed at The Federal Savings Bank since September 2024. Prior roles include Mortgage Loan Officer at Mpire Financial, where responsibilities encompassed construction, mortgage, and commercial lending, and a Construction Specialist focusing on One-Time-Close Construction Lending. Dena served as Vice President of Commercial Lending at both Security State Bank & Trust and First-Lockhart National Bank, and held positions at Schertz Bank & Trust as AVP, Loan Officer & Branch Manager, and at Broadway Bank as a Financial Services Professional. Early career experience includes a branch management role at UMB Oklahoma Bank and an operations specialist position at Bank of America. Dena holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of the Incarnate Word, with a focus on Banking, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law.