Tim Pettus Recognized with Leaders in Banking Excellence Honor
First Farmers and Merchants Bank’s Tim Pettus was named a Leader in Banking Excellence by the Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA) at a ceremony held on August 11. The honor recognizes […]
Life In The Time Of COVID-19: One Industry Was Ready
By Kristia Poppe, Vice President of Celero, FI Channel Relationships, Celero Commerce The payments industry has been central to business innovation for the last generation, one defined as the technology […]
Chairman Holmes is up for the challenge
Article by Roger Shirley FirstBank President and CEO Chris Holmes knows his year as chairman of the Tennessee Bankers Association is going to be much different from the one he […]
RELEASE: Tennessee Banks Ask Consumers to Deposit, Use Spare Change Due to Coin Shortage
Time to empty out the piggy banks to help small businesses. Tennessee banks are asking consumers to deposit their spare change at their local bank or coin-cashing machines as the […]
An ‘Unprecedented’ General Assembly
By Amy Heaslet, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Tennessee Bankers Association The word “unprecedented” has been used countless times in the past few months. Yet, there really is not a more […]
Next steps as an Association
By Colin Barrett, President/CEO, Tennessee Bankers Association The last several months have demonstrated the best of the banking industry. And it has been a reminder of why we, both bankers […]
Chris Holmes Installed as 2020-2021 TBA Chairman
Chris Holmes, president and CEO of FirstBank in Nashville, was installed as chairman of the Tennessee Bankers Association on Wednesday, June 10. Holmes takes over for outgoing chairman Mott Ford, chairman […]
RELEASE: Tennessee Business Associations, Economic Development Organizations Call for Streamlined PPP Loan Forgiveness Process
The Tennessee Bankers Association, along with 18 statewide business associations and economic development organizations, asked the U.S. Treasury and Small Business Administration to streamline the loan forgiveness process for small […]
Whose Hands Are Holding The Future Of Your Bank?
By Sydney Bever, Projects Coordinator, iCube, Tennessee Tech Does your bank have an answer to this question? A considerable number of banks in Tennessee have expressed a need for young, […]
RELEASE: Tennessee Banks Call for Expanded Small Business Forgiveness for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Tennessee banks are witnessing firsthand the devastating result COVID-19 is having on small businesses and their employees. That’s why the Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA) and its member banks are calling […]
