Memphis loses last ‘Big Three’ bank with First Horizon acquisition
First Horizon represents the last of the major homegrown banks, once called the Big Three: First Tennessee, Union Planters and National Bank of Commerce. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
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.
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Neil Strebig
Neil Strebig is a chef turned journalist covering economic development and commercial real estate for The Daily Memphian. He grew up in Pennsylvania and has worked at media outlets including the York Daily Record/USA Today Network and most recently as Report for America Corps Member with Lookout Santa Cruz. He is a graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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