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Tennessee bank's sale a cautionary tale on out-of-market lending

American Banker

Franklin Financial agreed to be sold less than a year after issues surfaced in its portfolio of shared national credits.

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Pinnacle Financial affiliate tries its hand at asset securitization

American Banker

Bankers Healthcare Group, which is minority owned by the Tennessee company, is moving beyond its primary strategy of selling health care originations to community banks and will start marketing pools of loans to investors.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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Pennies from heaven

Long Lasting Ideas

Community banks in Massachusetts & Tennessee do good and reap unexpected rewards. At BankMarketingCenter.com we’re big proponents of building financial literacy among community bank and credit union customers. But as American Banker reported a couple of weeks ago, a bank in Brockton, Mass.,

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Rural Tennessee bank's new chair bets on mortgage growth in a tough market

American Banker

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Is North Carolina Next in Line for Tennessee's Pinnacle?

American Banker

The next phase of growth will likely involve deals and strategic hiring in large urban markets across the Southeast. The company believes it is done making acquisitions in its home state.