MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- First Tennessee Bank has won five Greenwich Excellence Awards for its business banking from Greenwich Associates.
First Tennessee ranked fourth in the nation in terms of the number of awards won.
Only 40 banks were recognized by Greenwich, an international strategic consulting and research source for the financial services industry and its customers.
First Tennessee was a national winner in the categories of overall banking services, business bankers and cash management services. In the regional categories, First Tennessee won in the South for overall banking services and for cash management services.
The business banking awards are based on a survey of 22,000 businesses with annual sales of $1 million to $10 million in 66 major markets.
"First Tennessee has made a concentrated effort to reach out to this business segment of our economy," said Karen Goff, executive vice president of business strategy, sales and marketing. "This survey shows that our business customers appreciate that effort, as well as the services they're receiving."
First Tennessee is part of the First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) family of companies.
About First Horizon
The 13,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial products and services to individuals 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 20 mortgage
originators and top 15 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 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.FHNC.com.