Pinnacle Financial Partners works to be at the top of the community banking mountain in central Tennessee. It's the holding company for Tennessee-based Pinnacle Bank, which has grown to some 40 branches in the Nashville and Knoxville areas since its founding in 2000. Serving consumers and small- to mid-sized business, the $9 billion financial institution provides standard services such as checking and savings accounts, CDs, credit cards, and loans and mortgages. The company also offers investment and trust services through Pinnacle Asset Management, while its insurance brokerage subsidiary, Miller Loughry Beach, specializes in property/casualty policies. Pinnacle agreed to merge with North Carolina-based BNC Bancorp in 2017.