American Bank announced that Clare Branson and Tim Traister have joined its Austin team. Branson, who serves as construction lending officer, is located at the bank's Westlake branch. Traister, a commercial lending officer, is based at the new downtown Austin location. Branson began her banking career more than 30 years ago at the Federal Home Loan Bank in Houston. Traister joins American Bank from Treaty Oak Bank where he was a senior vice president in commercial lending.