Tennessee

Cornerstone Financial promotes veteran employee to president

01/29/21

Donna Young, who has spent more than three decades at the Nashville-based credit union, succeeds Joe Spivey, who retired earlier this year.

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Proposed Tennessee de novo's organizers hit capital-raising goal

10/30/20

RockPoint Bank is on pace to open early next year. The announcement comes two weeks after Craft Bank became Atlanta's first new bank since 2010.

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Community First plans to enter Tennessee with SFB acquisition

10/11/20

The South Carolina company has agreed to buy the parent of Security Federal Bank.

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CapStar agrees to end long-running litigation against investor

07/24/20

The Nashville bank had sued Gaylon Lawrence in 2017 over allegations that he was pursuing an illegal takeover, but the two sides announced terms of a settlement.

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Tennessee bank merger to create $1 billion-asset lender

07/10/20

Citizens Bancorp Investment has agreed to buy American Bancshares in a deal expected to close later this year.

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Proposed Tennessee de novo gets conditional regulatory approval

05/01/20

Organizers of Rockpoint Bank still need to raise $30 million before opening.

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North Carolina investment group buying Tennessee bank

03/30/20

The acquirer had pursued a de novo strategy in its home state but was unable to raise enough capital.

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Tennessee bankers start to assess tornado damage

03/04/20

Recovery from a massive storm that touched down near Nashville is in its early stages, but bankers are looking at fee waivers and increased access to cash for those who were affected.

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Veteran banker forms company to buy two Tennessee community banks

02/26/20

Lineage Financial Network, led by former Franklin Financial CEO Richard Herrington, plans to acquire Sumner Bank and Citizens Bank.

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