Memphis-based public companies FedEx, International Paper, Sylvamo and AutoZone have cautious outlooks for 2023. 

The Identity Theft Resource Center recommends that data breach notices explicitly recommend that victims freeze their credit and that credit reporting agencies create a common system for people to do so.

Bank of Bartlett has started a $2 million renovation at its main offices on Stage Road, an example of the bank’s commitment to the area.

FedEx is stepping back from the research and development program for a same-day bot to prioritize several nearer-term opportunities.

RBG Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, independent wealth advisory firm operating as a division of Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck.

According to the Fed, overall labor market conditions remain tight, with contacts across the Eighth District reporting that workers remain scarce. 

“The Southeast and the south of the U.S. was particularly important to us strategically,” Toronto-Dominion Bank CEO Bharat Masrani said. He noted that the region’s population growth is expected to be 50% higher than the national average.

The president and CEO will oversee management and operations with Boyle, Boyle Insurance Agency and Nashville-based Boyle Nashville LLC.

A large number of Memphians could to see a dramatic reduction in their debt load, under a new student loan forgiveness program from President Joe Biden. But is that a good thing? 

While more than 300 community organizations support the merger, some are pushing for a community agreement between the banks and groups where the institutions have sizable footprints. 

During Monday’s luncheon, both FHN and TD Bank N.A. CEOs stressed Memphis’ ongoing role in new institution’s operations. 

The luncheon, which will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis, will feature a conversation on TD’s acquisition of FHN. 

“We want to be a real partner in the community,” said Steve Swain, senior vice president and community lending manager for Pinnacle. “That includes creating a safe space, another resource where people can meet and bring in members of the underserved community.” 

Riverview Acquisition Corp. — a special-purpose acquisition company formed by longtime Memphian Brad Martin as a vehicle for merging with a business that then would become public — aims to help small farmers while quenching the thirst for coffees, teas and extracts.

The transaction is expected to close early next year.

After multiple mergers and acquisitions, TD Bank became the seventh-largest U.S. bank by deposits and the 11th largest bank in the U.S. by total assets.

In an updated proxy statement, FHN directs employees on answering client questions about the merger, including questions about its continued involvement in the region. 

In a proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FHN has disclosed detailed information on its merger with Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Interest rates on things like consumer debt are likely to rise following the Fed’s decision, which could put a strain on an economy already fighting decades-high inflation.

Like Union Planters, which was acquired by Regions in 2004, and National Bank of Commerce, also acquired in 2004 by SunTrust, First Horizon could not avoid industry consolidation forever.

On a conference call Monday, Feb. 28, Toronto-Dominion group president and CEO Bharat Masrani announced plans to invest $150 million to keep First Horizon employees.

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A Canadian banking and financial firm will pay $25 a share, a 37% premium on FHN’s last close. Shares of the Memphis-based financial institution were up nearly 32% in early trading.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said the raises approved this month for 200 corrections center guards are being funded in part by fees the Justice Department is paying the county as it closes down a privately run federal prison. And he said more raises and bonuses are coming for others.

Wright Cox has taken over as the new president of BankTennessee, replacing Jim Rout who retired from the position on Friday.

By late February, First Horizon will have closed six Memphis-area IberiaBank branches and rebranded another. One of the closed properties, near Saddle Creek in Germantown, just sold for $3.75 million.