Origin, No. 29 in the overall ranking, is No. 4 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Popular with employees: Employees can get interest-free loans to buy computers and fitness equipment.

Fitness/wellness program: The annual "Freeze" campaign encourages employees to avoid weight gain during the holidays. Those who are successful receive a cash bonus.

Activity to relieve stress/promote fun: To foster team-building, Civista sends employees who work in the same department out together after hours for dinner or bowling.

Popular with employees: Employees team up by branches and departments to develop a theme for the Halloween costume contest.

Popular with employees: Evergreen provides employees with standing desks, which allows them to change positions from sitting to standing and back again as they like throughout the day.

First Horizon, No. 35 in the overall ranking, is No. 1 in the category for banks with more than $10 billion of assets.

Popular among employees: Favorite perks include a stock ownership program, clothing allowance, and tuition reimbursement for undergraduate classes.

Popular with employees: Employees look forward to wearing jeans on Fridays.

Popular with employees: Employees have the option to take their families to a minor league baseball game and sit in the BankPlus suite.

Community service initiative: Employee fundraisers last year helped create the HomeTown Community Fund, and going forward employees will be able to direct contributions from the fund to local charities of their choice.

Centier, No. 40 in the overall ranking, is No. 5 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Fitness/wellness program: A personal trainer teaches classes twice a week at one of the bank's branches and is available to all employees for consultations.

Fitness/wellness program: Allegiance provides a medical concierge service to all employees on site or in their homes.

City National, No. 43 in the overall ranking, is No. 6 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

First Busey, No. 44 in the overall ranking, is No. 7 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Employee recognition/appreciation program: First National often provides breakfast or lunch for employees.

Popular with employees: Old Point employees with excellent attendance for six months can earn extra time off.

Popular with employees: Last year Happy State gave more than $101,000 to help employees in crisis with medical expenses, car repairs and mortgage payments.

Washington Trust, No. 48 in the overall ranking, is No. 8 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.