Opinion ID: 11175
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Heading: Harvard's Many Hats

Text: 3 In 1983, Harvard, then vice-president at Northpark Bank of Dallas (Northpark), led a group of investors in borrowing $1,493,000 from Northpark to organize Willow Bend National Bank (Willow Bend), a federally insured bank. Harvard served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer at Willow Bend until August 1989. Willow Bend Bancshares, Inc. (Bancshares), a bank holding company in which Harvard became chairman of the board, was formed in 1984 to acquire Willow Bend. Bancshares also acquired Bonham State Bank (Bonham). Harvard was a director at Bonham from 1984 to 1989. Incidentally, Harvard served as mayor of Plano, Texas during the mid-1980s.