What does that mean for you our customers?  You will continue to work with the same familiar bankers meeting your banking needs!  Our branches are open and ready to serve you!

“I am excited to make this announcement since First Volunteer Bank and Benton Banking Company share a passion for delivering superior customer service and for knowing our customers”, stated First Volunteer President and CEO, Patti Steele.  “Officers and employees of the local bank will continue serving their customers just as they have for the last 100 years,” she said, stressing that all accounts are secure and the bank will continue to be a good corporate citizen. 

“I am very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for both our customers and our community”, stated new Benton Banking Company President, Joe Waters.  “First Volunteer Bank, like Benton Banking Company, has deep roots within our hometowns with the core of our foundations being our customers”, he added.

The sale also included T.B. Isbell Insurance Agency.  First Volunteer Insurance has assumed ownership of the Insurance Agency and will relocate to the main office of Benton Banking Company on Ward Street beginning January 15th.

First Volunteer, the holding company for Benton Banking Company and First Volunteer Bank, has $661 million in assets with 25 branch offices throughout ten counties in Eastern and Middle Tennessee.  First Volunteer Corporation, including the Insurance Agency, has 277 employees.  To learn more about First Volunteer Bank, visit www.firstvolunteer.com.