MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- First Horizon Corporate Financial Services, the national commercial banking group of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) has expanded its Southeast team with the opening of offices in Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta. These offices are in addition to the Winston-Salem, N.C., office that opened in March. Veteran commercial bankers with in-market experience have been hired in each office.
These expansions -- new offices opened in markets with strong potential and a good pool of talent -- are part of First Horizon National Corp.'s strategy to grow into a national financial services provider for commercial banking services. In addition to the recent expansion in the Southeast, First Horizon Corporate Financial Services also has a new office in Dallas.
"First Horizon is bringing its full array of commercial products and services to companies in new areas across the country," said Christine Munson, executive vice president of commercial banking for First Horizon. "We've hired strong professionals who know their markets, and we're backing them with a corporate culture that values relationships and focuses on what the customer needs from us."
About First Horizon
The 12,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services to individual and business customers through hundreds of offices located in more than 40 states. The corporation's three major brands -- FTN Financial, First Horizon and First Tennessee -- provide customers with a broad range of products and services including:
-- Capital markets, with one of the nation's top underwriters of
U.S. government agency securities
-- Mortgage banking, with one of the nation's top 15 mortgage
originators and servicers, which earned a top-10 ranking in
customer satisfaction from J.D. Power and Associates
-- Retail/commercial banking, with the largest market share in
Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of any
bank in the country
FHN companies have been recognized as some of the nation's best employers by AARP, Working Mother, Business Week and Fortune magazines. FHN also was named one of the nation's 100 best corporate citizens by Business Ethics magazine. More information can be found at www.FirstHorizon.com.