Chattanooga, TN

Pinnacle is helping fuel a market that Inc. magazine dubbed “the progressive, risk-taking capital of the Southeast,” boasting the nation's fastest community-wide Internet service, which attracts tech companies, entrepreneurs and remote workers. Chattanooga is near multiple state borders, making it easily accessible from other major Southeast cities like Atlanta, where Pinnacle has opened three offices since 2020. Pinnacle's loan growth in Chattanooga leapt 19.1% to $1.9 billion in 2022, and the firm maintained its deposit market share position of No. 4, according to FDIC data from June 30, 2022.