Tennessee

The all-stock acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bancorp in Knoxville marks the Arkansas-based company's first M&A foray since 2022.

Park National Corp's $317 million, all-stock deal for First Citizens Bancshares would give the buyer a presence in markets that are expected to grow faster than its legacy Ohio footprint.

The $23.3 billion-asset Simmons would make big market-share gains in Memphis and Nashville with its deals for Triumph Bancshares and Landmark Community Bank.

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

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.

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

The Nashville-based institution is still awaiting regulatory approval on a proposal to operate as a subsidiary of Fortera Credit Union.

The deal will give ORNL access to three additional counties in the region.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

The expansion comes after a year in which net income at the Nashville-based credit union dropped by more than half amid a rise in delinquencies and charge offs.

The company will acquire the parent company of First National Bank of Manchester and Bank of Waynesboro for $85 million.

Terry Turner at Pinnacle Financial says big banks in the city, including Truist Financial and Wells Fargo, are "vulnerable" to new competitors.

Franklin Financial agreed to be sold less than a year after issues surfaced in its portfolio of shared national credits.

The proposed merger will create a $10 billion-asset bank based in Nashville, Tenn.

The bank will top $500 million in assets after it acquires F&M Bancshares.