Banner Bank has hired Alex Hogg to serve the communities of Bellevue and Mercer Island as a residential loan officer, providing guidance on achieving home ownership, refinancing or real estate investments. Hogg will be based out of Banner’s Bellevue location at 411 108th Ave. N.E., and 2918 78th Ave. S.E., in Mercer Island.

Hogg has spent the past 12 years in the residential lending field, and is a member of the Bellevue and Mercer Island chambers of commerce.