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Financial Literacy Week in Tennessee
Billie Jo Parker, Chairman, TBA Young Bankers Division Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Memphis In the ever-evolving financial landscape, the role of bankers in fostering financial literacy […]
Release: TBA Supports Legislative Measures to Protect Consumer Privacy in Mortgage Transactions
Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, December 14 – The Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA) is expressing its full support for Sen. Bill Hagerty’s (R-TN) and Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) “Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act” […]
Navigating the new workforce: Talent acquisition and retention in Tennessee
Stephanie White, Financial Services Senior Manager, Crowe LLP Dana Lori, Financial Services Manager, Crowe LLP A competitive labor market has afforded job seekers an opportunity to redefine job expectations within […]
New tools, proposed legislation offers hope, aiming to tackle elder financial abuse
Amy Heaslet, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Tennessee Bankers Association A top concern of bankers these days is fraud—both check and elder fraud—as the frequency and sophistication of these crimes continues […]
Q&A with Jim Robinson
2022-2023 Chairman, Independent Bankers Division, Tennessee Bankers Association President and CEO, Heritage Bank & Trust, Columbia Jim Robinson served as the 2022-2023 chair for the Independent Bankers Division Board, which […]
Banking industry must rally to defend customer privacy in a digital age
Colin Barrett, President/CEO, Tennessee Bankers Association While far from a conspiracy theorist, I do find myself more suspicious than I once was. During a recent lunch with TBA Chairman Jim […]
The evolution of CCTV AI technology: From false alarms to future insights
Chase Carroll, Executive Vice President, BankPak Dustin Giltnane, Director of Business Development, BankPak Artificial Intelligence (AI) has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, transforming the landscape of video surveillance in […]
TBA Inducts Five Leaders in Banking Excellence Into the 2023 Class
Five Tennessee bankers were honored by the TBA at the Leaders in Banking Excellence ceremony on August 9, 2023. Commemorative plaques highlighting the careers of each of the honorees were […]
Rieniets primed to lead as TBA chairman
From Memphis to Mountain City, the Tennessee Bankers Association has represented the banks of the Volunteer State for more than 100 years. Jim Rieniets knows the value of representing each […]
Resilience and progress celebrated at the 133rd Annual Meeting
Colin Barrett, President/CEO, Tennessee Bankers Association Thank you to everyone who attended the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Bankers Association at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. This convention […]
James H. Rieniets Elected 2023-2024 TBA Chairman
Jim Rieniets, president and CEO of InsBank in Nashville, was installed as chairman of the Tennessee Bankers Association during ceremonies at the closing banquet on Tuesday, June 20. Rieniets accepted […]
TBA Washington Conference recap
Amy Heaslet, Executive Vice President/General Counsel, Tennessee Bankers Association Nearly 100 Tennessee bankers, associate members, and association staff returned to D.C. in May for the 2023 Washington Conference. The conference, […]