RIPLEY, Tenn., April 7, 2016 – Jayme Ann Mitchell was recently promoted to Consumer Loan Officer. In her new role, she will assist customers with loans for personal needs such as auto and vacation. With the bank for almost 6 years, she was previously a teller, loan processor and assistant.

Jayme Ann Mitchell "We are fortunate to have found a seasoned lender with strong retail banking experience," said Jimmy Wieber, branch manager at the Ripley office. "Jayme Ann is well-known in the Ripley area and brings to this position a true commitment to helping customers with their financial needs. We look forward to working with Jayme in her new role."

In banking for more than 30 years, her most recent accomplishment was with Regions Bank as assistant branch manager and was the 2005 recipient of the Chairman’s Club Award for exceeding profit requirements. Previously, she was at First Citizens National Bank and Bank of Ripley. Mitchell began her banking career at First American Bank, Milan in 1981.

Mitchell is a graduate of Dyersburg State Community College with an Associates of Science in banking and a graduate of the American Institute of Banking with a General Banking Diploma.

A resident of Halls, Tenn., she is married to Greg Mitchell and has a daughter Jennifer Buntin. Mitchell is a member of Halls First United Methodist Church in Halls.

About BankTennessee
“We take banking personally and are committed to providing a personal level of service where our customers matter. It’s a philosophy that has worked for us since our bank was founded in Memphis in 1934, more than 80 years ago. We attribute our success to our personnel and local communities we support,” said Jim Rout, chief executive officer and president of the bank. ”

Headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee, BankTennessee has 8 retail banking offices located in Collierville, East and Downtown Memphis, Germantown, Ripley, Munford, and Lebanon in Middle Tennessee.

As of December 31, 2015, BankTennessee had approximately $278,000,000 in assets. BankTennessee offers a full range of financial products and services including personal and business checking accounts, internet banking with web bill pay, mortgages, home equity lines of credit, custom construction loans, commercial and consumer loans, treasury management, remote capture and merchant card services.