TBA Bill Streamlines Tennessee Foreclosures with Improved Access and Affordability

Foreclosures can be a stressful and confusing time for homeowners. Public notices of foreclosures play a critical role in the process. For many years, these notices have been published in […]
Financial Literacy Week in Tennessee

Justin Nipper, Chairman, TBA Young Bankers Division Executive Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, The Farmers Bank, Portland Every banker knows financial health is the cornerstone of accomplishing your goals…and to navigate […]
Modernizing foreclosure process tops TBA’s Tennessee political agenda

Amy Heaslet, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Tennessee Bankers Association As the first session of the 113th General Assembly begins in Nashville, I look forward to working with new members in […]
Report: Projecting the Blue Oval City Impact on the Haywood County Region

Using a Parker-Dewey Micro-Internship commissioned by the UT Martin Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking within the College of Business and Global Affairs, student Cole Hollis worked to prepare a […]
Industry Remains Strong Heading Into 2023

By Colin Barrett, President/CEO, Tennessee Bankers Association At the end of September, the TBA hosted an NFIB/Visa small business roundtable featuring leading industry economists. During one of the presentations, a […]
TRUSTing in Tennessee

As Tennessee’s trust laws have evolved in recent years, companies have utilized these laws to position themselves as nationwide leaders in the trust industry. We sat down with the executive […]
Opportunities In Partnership: Ways Community Banks Can Benefit From Today’s Fintechs

By Melissa Whelan, EVP, Institutional Relationships, BHG Financial There’s no question that the pandemic caused devastating loss throughout the country. But as the world begins to open back up, companies […]
Q&A with Kevin Horne

TBA Credit Committee Chairman Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer, hief Operating Officer and Area President, Mountain Commerce Bank In his current role at Mountain Commerce Bank, Kevin Horne oversees […]
Lessons Learned After Chairing Lobbyists Association

By Amy Heaslet, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Tennessee Bankers Association Since last January, I’ve had the honor of serving as chairman of the Tennessee Lobbyists Association. Leading an association of […]
Q&A with Diana Harshbarger

A native East Tennessean, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger was born in Bloomingdale, a small community right outside of Kingsport. She attended East Tennessee State University and graduated from Mercer University College […]