Tennessee

Pinnacle Financial Partners in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to buy Magna Bank in Memphis, Tenn.

The banking company is the latest to flirt with a threshold that promises added regulatory burden. But a pause from more acquisitions should also give management a chance to brush up on deal integration before making an even larger acquisition.

Pinnacle Financial Partners in Nashville, Tenn., reported higher first-quarter profit on strong lending results.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., swung to a first-quarter loss after it paid $212.5 million to settle an investigation into its pre-crisis mortgage dealings.

Pinnacle Financial Partners in Nashville has agreed to buy CapitalMark Bank & Trust in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Atlantic Capital Bancshares in Atlanta has agreed to buy First Security Group in Chattanooga, Tenn.

McKenzie Banking in McKenzie, Tenn., has agreed to buy Farmers Bank in Woodland Mills, Tenn.

The $6 billion-asset Pinnacle said in a press release Wednesday that it paid $75 million for a 30% stake in Bankers Healthcare Group in Southwest Ranches, Fla.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Johnson City FCU here has a new name, reflecting its expansion from serving members in just one county in Tennessee to seven counties throughout the Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia region.

First Horizon successfully lobbied for a lower exchange ratio for its purchase of TrustAtlantic in North Carolina after four commercial lenders left the seller to open an office for another bank.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., has agreed to buy MoneyTree Corp. in Lenoir City, Tenn.

First Horizon National in Memphis reported lower quarterly profits that were largely due to a dip in fee-based income.

Pinnacle Financial Partners posted strong fourth-quarter numbers thanks to loan growth centered around its Nashville and Knoxville markets in Tennessee.

Franklin Financial Network in Franklin, Tenn., has filed for a $50 million initial public offering.

Avenue Financial Holdings in Nashville, Tenn., is looking to raise $30 million through an initial public offering.

Investors in the failed Tennessee Commerce Bank have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a two-year-old class action involving the bank.

SmartFinancial in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., has agreed to merge with Cornerstone Bancshares in Chattanooga, Tenn.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., is looking to raise $400 million by issuing debt.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., has agreed to buy TrustAtlantic Financial in Raleigh, N.C.

Cece Stewart, a 35-year banking veteran who retired from Citigroup in April, has joined the board of First Horizon National Corp. in Memphis, Tenn.