Bank names top lending exec for Tampa, Central Florida markets

First American Bank's Tampa headquarters says the bank hired Tony Sasso as senior vice president for commercial lending. In the role, Sasso, according to a statement, will oversee business development in the bank's West Florida and Central Florida markets.

First American Bank is a privately held bank with more than $6 billion in assets. It primarily serves the Chicago, Miami, Tampa and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, markets.

The bank was founded more than 50 years ago as a combination of community banks serving the Chicago metropolitan area. The bank grew to become the largest privately held bank in Illinois, and with that growth came 61 locations across Florida, Illinois and Wisconsin, the bank says.