American Banker Best Banks to Work for 2023

Best Banks to Work For 2023 with more than $10B of assets

By Jackie Stewart

Out of the 90 institutions on American Banker’s Best Banks to Work For ranking this year, 11 of those institutions had more than $10 billion of assets.

Continue on to find out more about this year’s winners in the largest asset category. Note: Asset sizes are from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as of June 30. Employee head counts were provided by the banks. 

FirstBank

Nashville, Tennessee 
Assets: $12.9 billion
President and CEO: Christopher Holmes
No. of U.S. employees: 1,366

Last year, employees at FirstBank in Nashville, Tennessee, logged 9,250 volunteer hours and helped more than 400 organizations, such as the American Red Cross, the Boys & Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The company also donated $15,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank to set up the FirstBank Food Pantry at STEM Prep Middle School. The food pantry has  served almost 600 individuals. 

“Our dedicated team is passionate about volunteering and giving back to the local organizations that are close to home and our hearts,” said Christopher Holmes, president and CEO.

FirstBank employees from Oglethorpe, Georgia, participate in Color Chattanooga Pink! week, which raises awareness about breast cancer.