F&M Bank Continues Deposit Lead in Montgomery and Stewart Counties
October 16, 2016
Clarksville, TN – For the 13th consecutive year, F&M Bank holds the top position in Montgomery County’s market share of deposits, according to the FDIC annual summary of insured deposits published last Friday (September 30th). F&M also retained its top position in Stewart County, a ranking it achieved in 2015.
Annual market share reports are based on FDIC-insured deposits of banks and thrifts through June 30th, and includes 11 financial institutions in Montgomery County and three in Stewart County.
Sammy Stuard, F&M Bank President and CEO.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next meeting is September 21st, 2016
September 19, 2016
The 149th Meeting
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Tennova Healthcare. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
Topic: “The 11th Tennessee Infantry”
“The 11th Tennessee Infantry” is the topic for the next Clarksville Civil War Roundtable meeting.
F&M Bank announces CardValet® Program
August 16, 2016
Clarksville, TN – F&M Bank is pleased to announce the rollout of its new CardValet® program for cardholders who want to manage their debit card through their mobile devices.
With the new F&M CardValet Mobile App, customers can control card spending on the go.
It is simple, download CardValet from Google Play™ or the App StoreSM and immediately begin enjoying it’s features.
Sammy Stuard, F&M Bank President and CEO.
F&M Bank Offers THDA’s “Take Credit” Mortgage Program
August 1, 2016
Clarksville, TN – F&M Bank was the first Mortgage lender in Tennessee approved to offer the Tennessee Housing Development Agency’s (THDA) “Take Credit” program. Take Credit is a Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program authorized by Congress in the 1984 Tax Reform Act.
A MCC is a not loan, it is applied for with a mortgage and permits eligible homebuyers to take a federal tax credit up to $2,000 maximum per year based on the mortgage interest paid by the homebuyer.
F&M Bank in Downtown Clarksville
Operation Stand Down Tennessee Serves Veterans and Their Families
July 29, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Operation Stand Down Tennessee, located at 400 Madison Street next to Habitat for Humanity ReStore, is a military to civilian transition support program for veterans and their families.
By calling 931.896.2184 or walking in, veterans and their families can receive employment services, health service and benefits navigation, counseling services, legal consultations coordination, and housing assistance.
Served areas include Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, Trousdale County, Williamson County and Wilson County.
(L to R) Evelyn Adams, Willie Celestine, and Rhonda Clemmer, employees of Operation Stand Down Tennessee in Clarksville.
Brad Barrett Named F&M Bank Director
December 30, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Brad Barrett, former president of The Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA), has been named to the F&M Bank Board of Directors, according to Sammy Stuard, president and CEO.
“Brad brings a wealth of banking knowledge to F&M and his over 20 years of leadership at the helm of the TBA will contribute greatly as we seek new opportunities for growth across Middle Tennessee,” commented Stuard.
Following F&M’s recent sale to Nashville-area businessman Gaylon Lawrence Jr., Barrett joins the bank at an exciting time. Lawrence’s ownership of Middle Tennessee’s eighth largest bank will increase the bank’s capital and further position F&M for continued growth.
F&M Bank’s Brad Barrett
F&M Bank maintains Montgomery County Deposit Market
October 2, 2015
Share Lead; Takes over Top Spot in Stewart County
Clarksville, TN – F&M Bank continues to be the top bank in Montgomery County in deposits according to a newly published report released this week by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The report, which tracks all 11 FDIC-insured institutions in Montgomery County, shows F&M holds $389 million or 17.23 percent of local deposits. This is the 12th consecutive year F&M has claimed the number one spot in the intensely competitive Montgomery County market.
Overall, deposits in Montgomery County rose by 3.1 percent to $2.2 billion for the year through June 30th, which is slightly below the national average increase of 3.8 percent. Despite the increase in deposits, the deposit market share ranking among local institutions remains the same as last year.
Sammy Stuard, F&M Bank President and CEO.
Austin Peay State University place to be for historic 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
August 25, 2015
Clarksville, TN – On a cold February morning in 1979, a massive crowd gathered on a remote hill in Washington State to watch the day suddenly descend into darkness. For several seconds, no one spoke.
“It’s eerie; it’s getting black here. Darkness at noon,” ABC News Correspondent Jules Bergman said during live coverage of the total solar eclipse. “People are hushed in what seems almost like a ritual thing that mankind has been silenced by, in awe, since the beginning of civilization.”
Austin Peay State University Observatory.
F&M Plans New Hendersonville Facility
July 31, 2015
Hendersonville, TN – F&M Bank has announced plans to construct a new 10,000 sq. ft. facility at 221 Indian Lake Boulevard in Hendersonville Tennessee.
In September 2008, F&M Mortgage Services opened at 100 Bluegrass Commons Boulevard, which was quickly followed in the spring of 2009 with the addition of banking services at the same location.
F&M Bank has announced it will construct a new 10,000 sq. ft. banking and mortgage facility at 221 Indian Lake Boulevard in Hendersonville Tennessee. Groundbreaking is anticipated to occur in October 2015.
Clarksville-Montgomery County has four Graduate from Leadership Middle Tennessee
June 22, 2015
Thirty Two Graduate from Regional Leadership Program
Nashville, TN – Thirty two community and business leaders from Middle Tennessee have graduated from Leadership Middle Tennessee, Inc., a regional leadership institute.
The 2015 class is from the 10-county area which includes Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Maury County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, Williamson County and Wilson County.
(Top L to R) Deborah Varallo, chair of Leadership Middle Tennessee; Diane Berty, Vice President, Tennessee Independent Colleges & Universities Association; Elizabeth Black, Communications Director, Montgomery County Government; Sherryl Byrd, Vice President for Student Affairs, Austin Peay State University; Mark A. Kelly, COO/Broker, Keller Williams Realty–The Air Assault Team.
