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Community Bank Consolidation Accelerates: Simmons First National in $277M Double Buy in Tennessee

Banking Exchange

Two community banks snapped by Simmons, while Illinois’ Heartland Bank looks to push into Iowa Community Banking Feature3 Feature Management M&A.

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Old National strikes $344M deal to expand in Nashville

American Banker

The Indiana bank said it agreed to acquire CapStar Financial in an all-stock deal that would hasten its growth in Tennessee.

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Tennessee banker faces difficult test after credit quality slips

American Banker

Myers Jones is trying to reduce his company's exposure to shared national credits and health care loans, which have enjoyed solid yields but come with a downside. Franklin Financial CEO J.

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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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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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CapStar to buy two banks in middle Tennessee

American Banker

The company will acquire the parent company of First National Bank of Manchester and Bank of Waynesboro for $85 million.

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Movin' on Up at First Horizon

American Banker

The $25 billion-asset subsidiary of First Horizon National said in a press release Wednesday that Louis Allen, executive vice president and manager of commercial banking for the bank's west Tennessee region, will be promoted to regional president June 30.