National residential lender PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, announces the promotions of two new area managers in the Pacific Northwest. Matt Eckard will oversee Oregon and Washington while Michael Heeb has been tapped to manage Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. Eckard brings more than 23 years of mortgage industry experience to his new role after eight years as branch manager at the Portland Metro, Ore., branch, and its two satellite branches across Oregon and Washington.