First Tennessee earns national awards for small bu

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Tennessee Bank has been recognized by Greenwich Associates in the 2016 Greenwich Best Brand Awards for Small Business Banking. First Tennessee was honored in the “Ease of Doing Business” and “Trust” categories.

First Tennessee’s business bankers took particular pride in the fact that the Ease of Doing Business and Trust awards are based on distinctive customer ratings. 

“First Tennessee is extremely honored that our customers find us easy to do business with and consider us trustworthy,” said David Popwell, president of banking for First Tennessee’s parent company, First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN ).  “We are grateful for all of our small business customers, and our talented bankers work hard every day to make sure we earn their business and trust.” 

In evaluating more than 750 banks, Greenwich Associates identified a select group of banks that performed at differentiated levels compared to peer institutions. National winners were based on 12,000 interviews conducted with businesses across the country with sales of up to $10 million.

  About First Tennessee Bank

First Tennessee, the largest bank headquartered in Tennessee, was founded during the Civil War in 1864 and has the 14th oldest national bank charter and one of the highest customer retention rates of any bank in the country. First Tennessee and FTN Financial are part of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN ), which has 4,300 employees. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Working Mother and American Banker. More information is available at www.FirstTennessee.com .

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Contact: James Dowd  (901) 523-4305  JEDowd@FirstTennessee.com Kim Cherry   (901) 523-4380  KCherry@FirstTennessee.com