# James York

> James R. York is the founding principal, president and CEO of Valley Bank of Nevada, established in North Las Vegas in 2005. His career includes commercial lending, leading the bank through the Great Recession, participating in Nevada’s small-business credit initiative and helping develop local banking education programs.

- **Role:** Founding principal, President and CEO at Valley Bank of Nevada
- **Organizations:** Valley Bank of Nevada, Nevada Bankers Association, UNLV Commercial Banking Program Advisory Board, College of Southern Nevada Foundation, North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Bank of America, First Interstate Bank, Silver State Bank, SouthwestUSA Bank
- **Education:** Associate of Arts, College of Southern Nevada, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Banking school graduate; credential type not independently confirmed, Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, Program graduate, Leadership Las Vegas, Honorary degree, College of Southern Nevada
- **Known for:** Founding principal of the first bank chartered and headquartered in North Las Vegas., Led Valley Bank of Nevada through the Great Recession., Valley Bank made 22 SSBCI-supported loans totaling $38,925,500 from January 2012 through December 2022; clients retained and created 784 jobs.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Reported as senior vice president and branch manager at Silver State Bank.
- **2001** — Executive vice president and chief credit officer at SouthwestUSA Bank at its opening.
- **2005** — Helped found Bank of North Las Vegas, now Valley Bank of Nevada.
- **2010** — The bank received an FDIC consent order in June; a 2012 report described its subsequent capital-raising effort.
- **2011** — Bank of North Las Vegas renamed Valley Bank of Nevada.
- **2012** — Began using Nevada SSBCI funding for small-business lending.
- **2016** — Publicly advocated industry cooperation on a formal banking curriculum.
- **2018** — Listed as chairman of the Nevada Bankers Association; received a CSN honorary degree.
- **2021** — Valley Bank participated in UNLV’s paid commercial banking internship interviews.
- **2023** — Valley Bank received the SSBCI Legacy Lender award on October 18.
- **2025** — Listed as a speaker for the October 15 Nevada Credit and Lender Conference presidents’ fireside chat.

## Achievements

- Founding principal of the first bank chartered and headquartered in North Las Vegas.
- Led Valley Bank of Nevada through the Great Recession.
- Valley Bank made 22 SSBCI-supported loans totaling $38,925,500 from January 2012 through December 2022; clients retained and created 784 jobs.
- Helped develop UNLV’s commercial banking curriculum and internship program.
- Assisted in developing a professional banking certificate curriculum at CSN.
- Received an honorary degree from CSN in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Listed for the Nevada Credit and Lender Conference presidents’ fireside chat on October 15.
- **2025-07** — Participated in a banking roundtable discussing interest rates, training, payment reviews and fraud prevention.
- **2023-10** — Valley Bank received the SSBCI Legacy Lender award.

## Links

- Website: https://www.valleybanknv.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-york-2516576a

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