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Lynn Harton, the Georgia bank's CEO and a 20-year BB&T veteran, is considering acquisitions in Alabama, Florida and Tennessee markets where the entity soon to be named Truist Financial has a high profile. Community banking M&A Commercial lending Georgia Tennessee Florida MORE
The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Tennessee and the Memphis and Nashville metro areas. Findings regarding complaints from Tennessee consumers include the following: As of January 1, 2017, approximately 17,800 complaints were submitted by Tennessee consumers of which approximately 4,700 and 5,800 were from Memphis and Nashville consumers, respectively. Barbara S. Mishkin. MORE
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Lamar Cox is accused of understating losses tied to the sale of foreclosed properties in 2009. TARP Financial reporting Financial regulations MORE
Community banking Branch network M&A Georgia TennesseeThe company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses. MORE
has agreed to buy American Trust Bank of East Tennessee in Knoxville. Citizens Bank in Elizabethton, Tenn., breaking_news community-banking dealmaking-strategy MORE
Community banking M&A Consolidations TennesseeSmartFinancial has agreed to buy Foothills Bancorp for $36 million. It would be SmartFinancial's fifth bank acquisition since 2012. MORE
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis has recruited a quartet of executives for its expanding specialty banking lines that serve the franchising, healthcare, music, and transportation industries. breaking_news commercial-lending people tn national-regional MORE
Earnings Regional banks Digital banking TennesseeThe Memphis, Tenn., regional will explore the use of voice assistants as part of its digital banking push. MORE
Ken Lehman will gain a 40% stake in the Tennessee bank as part of a broader plan to raise $13 million. Community banking Capital Growth strategies Tennessee MORE
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis said Tuesday that has promoted three executives in its Middle Atlantic region. breaking_news people corporate-governance tn community-banking MORE
Tennessee Commerce failed in 2012. Litigation TARP Failures TennesseeLamar Cox pleaded guilty to hiding losses while the bank held government funds. MORE
In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral primary. Despite the disruption, Knox County reported that the cyberattack did not impact the results of the election, TechCrunch reported. Tonight, our web servers suffered a successful denial-of-service attack,” Knox County wrote on Twitter on Tuesday (May 1). MORE
M&A Capital Growth strategies Branch banking TennesseeThe company has hired an investment bank to help it consider strategic alternatives, which could also include recapitalizing. MORE
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis is giving veteran regional leader Pam Fansler an unusual retirement present: a chairmanship. people womenin-banking tn community-banking MORE
The company believes it is done making acquisitions in its home state. The next phase of growth will likely involve deals and strategic hiring in large urban markets across the Southeast. community-banking consolidation performance nc m-a strategic-alternatives dealmaking-strategy MORE
Cash Express LLC allegedly sent customers threats of legal action even though the time for taking legal action had expired. Penalties and fines Credit reporting Debt collection Payday lending CFPB MORE
Nonbank Energy industry Consumer lending Consumer direct Consumer banking TennesseeBankers oppose legislation that would let local governments finance energy efficiency projects with liens ahead of the mortgage. MORE
Community banking Commercial lending Recruiting Succession planning TennesseeThe Nashville, Tenn., company hired Tim Schools from Highlands Bancshares to succeed founding CEO Claire Tucker. MORE
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The company agreed to buy Tennessee Community Bank Holdings, which has operations just west of Nashville. Community banking M&A Growth strategies Tennessee MORE
The Tennessee bank was able to give employees more flexibility and cut its costs in half for its biometric screenings initiative. Best Banks to Work For Healthcare guidelines Healthcare benefits Healthcare plans Employee benefits Employee engagement Tennessee MORE
Tri-State Bank of Memphis in Tennessee has hired Christine Munson, formerly of First Tennessee Bank, as its chief executive. breaking_news people womenin-banking tn community-banking MORE
Tennessee federal prosecutors indicted two men who were allegedly involved in the armed bank extortion of Y-12 Federal Credit Union in Oak Ridge in April, the SmartBank in Knoxville in July and the Northeast Community Credit Union in Elizabethton in October. MORE
The bank has decided to take a major step in centralizing its employee engagement Technology Community Banking Feature Feature3 Human Resources Core Systems Outsourcing/Cloud. 1Community Banking MORE
Clayton Bank and American City Bank are owned by Clayton HC and have a combined $1.2 billion in assets. M&A Integrations Growth strategies MORE
M&A Correspondent Wholesale lenders Earnings Consumer direct MSR Community banking Mortgages TennesseeFB Financial is selling its correspondent lending channel to Rushmore Loan Management Services, which will complete the bank holding company's restructuring of its mortgage business. MORE
Community banking Capital De novo banks TennesseeStudio Bank aims to become the first de novo in Nashville in nearly a decade. MORE
De novo banks Community banking Lending TennesseeStudio Bank is set to become Nashville's first new bank since 2008. Organizers raised $46 million earlier this year. MORE
The National Credit Union Administration on April 23 placed Mid East Tennessee Community Credit Union in Decatur, Tennessee, into conservatorship. Mid East Tennessee Community Credit Union is a federally insured, state-chartered credit union with 1,855 members and assets of $12,093,966, according to the credit union’s most recent Call Report. MORE
The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial. Community banking M&A Capital Growth strategies Tennessee North Carolina MORE
M&A Growth strategies Community banking Credit unions Tennessee KentuckyThere have been 10 credit union-bank merger deals in 2019, more than in any previous year. MORE
has agreed to buy a branch in Tennessee from a division of Atlantic Capital Bank in Atlanta. SmartFinancial in Knoxville, Tenn., breaking_news dealmaking-strategy ga tn m-a community-banking MORE
Community banking Succession planning Recruiting TennesseeFranklin Financial, which was recently freed from a memorandum of understanding, has installed interim leaders following its founding CEO's retirement and his son's resignation. MORE
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis announced Wednesday that it will commit $1 million to Operation Hope’s new HOPE Fund to offer free financial literacy education in low-income communities. breaking_news consumer-finance tn national-regional MORE
The largest Tennessee-based bank, First Tennessee Bank, has gone live with a digital banking platform from D3 Banking. The deployment will provide a personalized banking experience for almost half a million digital customers while lowering costs for First Tennessee Bank. MORE
The Tennessee company has set up a $3.5 Community banking Loan-loss provisions Commercial lending Credit quality Tennesseemillion reserve associated with the unnamed borrower. MORE
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Recruiting Commercial lending Commercial banking TennesseeCommerce Union had been focused on expanding around Nashville, Tenn., until a lender based 120 miles away was available to hire. MORE
The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares. Community banking M&A Capital Growth strategies Tennessee MORE
Executives at the Tennessee banks are using the biggest bank merger in a decade to aggressively recruit lenders and clients in Southeastern markets. Earnings M&A Recruiting Commercial lending First Horizon National First Tennessee Bank BB&T SunTrust MORE
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The company agreed to buy Tennessee Community Bank Holdings, which has operations just west of Nashville. Community banking M&A Growth strategies Tennessee
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MARCH 9, 2019
Community banking Succession planning Recruiting TennesseeFranklin Financial, which was recently freed from a memorandum of understanding, has installed interim leaders following its founding CEO's retirement and his son's resignation.
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NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Community banking Branch network M&A Georgia TennesseeThe company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses.
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JUNE 11, 2018
De novo banks Community banking Lending TennesseeStudio Bank is set to become Nashville's first new bank since 2008. Organizers raised $46 million earlier this year.
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MAY 4, 2018
In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral primary. Despite the disruption, Knox County reported that the cyberattack did not impact the results of the election, TechCrunch reported. Tonight, our web servers suffered a successful denial-of-service attack,” Knox County wrote on Twitter on Tuesday (May 1).
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JUNE 28, 2018
Community banking M&A Consolidations TennesseeSmartFinancial has agreed to buy Foothills Bancorp for $36 million. It would be SmartFinancial's fifth bank acquisition since 2012.
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DECEMBER 13, 2017
The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares. Community banking M&A Capital Growth strategies Tennessee
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NOVEMBER 21, 2016
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis is giving veteran regional leader Pam Fansler an unusual retirement present: a chairmanship. people womenin-banking tn community-banking
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Tennessee Commerce failed in 2012. Litigation TARP Failures TennesseeLamar Cox pleaded guilty to hiding losses while the bank held government funds.
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AUGUST 28, 2017
Community banking Capital De novo banks TennesseeStudio Bank aims to become the first de novo in Nashville in nearly a decade.
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MARCH 6, 2017
Nonbank Energy industry Consumer lending Consumer direct Consumer banking TennesseeBankers oppose legislation that would let local governments finance energy efficiency projects with liens ahead of the mortgage.
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JUNE 11, 2019
The Memphis, Tenn., company said a common corporate identity for all its units made sense given a recent acquisition and its growth ambitions. M&A Banking
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OCTOBER 11, 2016
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis said Tuesday that has promoted three executives in its Middle Atlantic region. breaking_news people corporate-governance tn community-banking
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis announced Wednesday that it will commit $1 million to Operation Hope’s new HOPE Fund to offer free financial literacy education in low-income communities. breaking_news consumer-finance tn national-regional
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APRIL 24, 2019
The National Credit Union Administration on April 23 placed Mid East Tennessee Community Credit Union in Decatur, Tennessee, into conservatorship. Mid East Tennessee Community Credit Union is a federally insured, state-chartered credit union with 1,855 members and assets of $12,093,966, according to the credit union’s most recent Call Report.
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DECEMBER 9, 2016
has agreed to buy a branch in Tennessee from a division of Atlantic Capital Bank in Atlanta. SmartFinancial in Knoxville, Tenn., breaking_news dealmaking-strategy ga tn m-a community-banking
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OCTOBER 18, 2016
First Tennessee Bank in Memphis has recruited a quartet of executives for its expanding specialty banking lines that serve the franchising, healthcare, music, and transportation industries. breaking_news commercial-lending people tn national-regional
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
The Tennessee company will gain access to the Bowling Green, Ky., Community banking M&A Growth strategies Kentucky Tennesseemarket as part of the $52 million deal.
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JULY 22, 2016
has agreed to buy American Trust Bank of East Tennessee in Knoxville. Citizens Bank in Elizabethton, Tenn., breaking_news community-banking dealmaking-strategy
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FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Recruiting Commercial lending Commercial banking TennesseeCommerce Union had been focused on expanding around Nashville, Tenn., until a lender based 120 miles away was available to hire.
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OCTOBER 20, 2016
The company believes it is done making acquisitions in its home state. The next phase of growth will likely involve deals and strategic hiring in large urban markets across the Southeast. community-banking consolidation performance nc m-a strategic-alternatives dealmaking-strategy
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NOVEMBER 16, 2016
The largest Tennessee-based bank, First Tennessee Bank, has gone live with a digital banking platform from D3 Banking. The deployment will provide a personalized banking experience for almost half a million digital customers while lowering costs for First Tennessee Bank.
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OCTOBER 24, 2018
Cash Express LLC allegedly sent customers threats of legal action even though the time for taking legal action had expired. Penalties and fines Credit reporting Debt collection Payday lending CFPB
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JUNE 12, 2019
Ken Lehman will gain a 40% stake in the Tennessee bank as part of a broader plan to raise $13 million. Community banking Capital Growth strategies Tennessee
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MARCH 4, 2016
Tri-State Bank of Memphis in Tennessee has hired Christine Munson, formerly of First Tennessee Bank, as its chief executive. breaking_news people womenin-banking tn community-banking
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AUGUST 28, 2019
The Tennessee bank was able to give employees more flexibility and cut its costs in half for its biometric screenings initiative. Best Banks to Work For Healthcare guidelines Healthcare benefits Healthcare plans Employee benefits Employee engagement Tennessee
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FEBRUARY 15, 2019
The bank has decided to take a major step in centralizing its employee engagement Technology Community Banking Feature Feature3 Human Resources Core Systems Outsourcing/Cloud. 1Community Banking
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JULY 23, 2019
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JULY 16, 2019
Earnings Regional banks Digital banking TennesseeThe Memphis, Tenn., regional will explore the use of voice assistants as part of its digital banking push.
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DECEMBER 23, 2015
Tennessee federal prosecutors indicted two men who were allegedly involved in the armed bank extortion of Y-12 Federal Credit Union in Oak Ridge in April, the SmartBank in Knoxville in July and the Northeast Community Credit Union in Elizabethton in October.
BankThink
MAY 14, 2019
Community banking Commercial lending Recruiting Succession planning TennesseeThe Nashville, Tenn., company hired Tim Schools from Highlands Bancshares to succeed founding CEO Claire Tucker.
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JUNE 13, 2019
Lynn Harton, the Georgia bank's CEO and a 20-year BB&T veteran, is considering acquisitions in Alabama, Florida and Tennessee markets where the entity soon to be named Truist Financial has a high profile. Community banking M&A Commercial lending Georgia Tennessee Florida
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FEBRUARY 9, 2017
Clayton Bank and American City Bank are owned by Clayton HC and have a combined $1.2 billion in assets. M&A Integrations Growth strategies
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FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Lamar Cox is accused of understating losses tied to the sale of foreclosed properties in 2009. TARP Financial reporting Financial regulations
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Offers & Promotions First Tennessee Bank Information Page | Receive Alerts for this Bank. First Tennessee Offers $150 Checking Bonus POSTED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017 BY Ken Tumin Deal Summary: Premier Checking $150 bonus; Money Market Savings $50 bonus, now through August 31, 2017. Availability: Market area includes Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Not eligible for First Tennessee’s bonuses? | About Us.
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APRIL 8, 2019
The Tennessee company has set up a $3.5 Community banking Loan-loss provisions Commercial lending Credit quality Tennesseemillion reserve associated with the unnamed borrower.
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JANUARY 15, 2019
The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial. Community banking M&A Capital Growth strategies Tennessee North Carolina
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JUNE 27, 2019
M&A Correspondent Wholesale lenders Earnings Consumer direct MSR Community banking Mortgages TennesseeFB Financial is selling its correspondent lending channel to Rushmore Loan Management Services, which will complete the bank holding company's restructuring of its mortgage business.
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JULY 8, 2019
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AUGUST 18, 2017
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FEBRUARY 9, 2017
The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Tennessee and the Memphis and Nashville metro areas. Findings regarding complaints from Tennessee consumers include the following: As of January 1, 2017, approximately 17,800 complaints were submitted by Tennessee consumers of which approximately 4,700 and 5,800 were from Memphis and Nashville consumers, respectively. Barbara S. Mishkin.
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OCTOBER 16, 2018
Earnings at the holding company for First Tennessee Bank beat expectations even after excluding those one-time factors. Earnings First Horizon National First Tennessee Bank Visa
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APRIL 16, 2019
Executives at the Tennessee banks are using the biggest bank merger in a decade to aggressively recruit lenders and clients in Southeastern markets. Earnings M&A Recruiting Commercial lending First Horizon National First Tennessee Bank BB&T SunTrust
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