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FIRSTBANK’S STORY
Nashville-based FirstBank, a wholly owned subsidiary of FB Financial
Corporation, is the third largest Tennessee headquartered bank, with 90 Full
Service bank branches across TN, South Central KY, North AL, North GA and
NC, and a national mortgage business with offices across the Southeast. With
a five-star, superior rating from BauerFinancial, FirstBank is one of the strongest
banks in the country and has the resources to provide a comprehensive
variety of financial services and products. The bank serves five of the major
metropolitan markets in Tennessee and, with $16.8 billion in total assets, has the
resources to provide a comprehensive variety of financial services and products.
• The FirstBank team has approximately 1,500 associates and is located
in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina and has
mortgage operations across the Southeast.
• Community banking has been the cornerstone of FirstBank’s operations
since starting as Farmers State Bank in Scotts Hill, Tennessee. Since 1906
local banking has remained our philosophy and business model.
• FirstBank strives to improve the quality of life for those who live in the
communities we serve. To accomplish this, we place an emphasis on
education through involvement in local schools and The Ayers Foundation
Scholarship Program.
• FirstBank has been recognized as one of Tennessee’s best employers by
American Banker, Business Tennessee magazine and the Tennessean.
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Tennessee
Society for Human Resource Management have also recognized FirstBank.
• FirstBank is in the top 5 percent of all U.S. banks based on assets with
$16.8 billion in total assets and has moved into the top 15 banks in Middle
Tennessee based on deposit share.
• FB Financial Corporation (NYSE: FBK) is the holding company for FirstBank
while FirstBank Investment Partners and FirstBank Mortgage are divisions
of FirstBank.
James W. Ayers (1943 – 2025)
• Mr. Ayers held the title of FirstBank’s Executive
Chairman of the Board until January 1, 2021.
• Recipient of the Association of Fundraising
Professionals 2007 Philanthropist of the Year
award, the Silver Beaver Award from theBoy
Scouts of America, the Horatio Alger Award,
the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award from the
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
and the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award
from the University of Memphis. Mr. and
Mrs. Ayers were given the 2016 Jack Massey
Leadership Award by Mental Health America
of Middle Tennessee.
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• Ayers was named a Leader in Banking Excellence by
the Tennessee Bankers Association, and holds honorary
doctorates from Freed-Hardeman University, Union
University, Bethel University and the University of Memphis.
• Mr. Ayers established The Ayers Foundation and has
awarded more than $14 million in scholarships to date. In
2016, The Ayers Foundation donated $15 million to Belmont
University in Nashville for a need-based student scholarship
fund. Ayers has given or committed to give over
$200 million since the inception of TheAyers Foundation.
• Former Member of the The University of Tennessee
Foundation Board, The Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Board, and The Board of Trustees of Union University.
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