Pinnacle Financial Partners Earns a Combined 50 Coalition Greenwich Best Bank Awards – More Than Any Other Bank in the Country
32 earned by legacy Pinnacle; 18 by legacy Synovus
Pinnacle Financial Partners (NYSE:PNFP) earned a combined 50 Coalition Greenwich 2026 Best Bank Awards for service provided in 2025: 32 earned by legacy Pinnacle and 18 by legacy Synovus. Legacy Pinnacle earned more Coalition Greenwich 2026 Best Bank Awards than any other bank in the country, while legacy Synovus ranked No. 6 in the highest number of awards nationwide. These awards are given on a national and regional basis for service to small business and middle market clients.
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50 Combined Coalition Greenwich Awards for Pinnacle and Synovus for financial service to small businesses and middle market companies.
"This client-driven recognition from Crisil Coalition Greenwich is a powerful validation of Pinnacle's people-first approach to banking and its role in driving long-term success," said Pinnacle President and CEO Kevin Blair. "Consistently showing up for our clients and delivering distinctive service and effective advice creates industry-leading levels of satisfaction, loyalty and trust. We're humbled and grateful for the value they place on our relationships."
Pinnacle's award categories include those most highly correlated with client loyalty, like Overall Satisfaction, Likelihood to Recommend, Ease of Doing Business, Bank You Can Trust and Values Long-term Relationships.
To see a full list of all 50 awards, visit PNFP.com/Greenwich.
Crisil Coalition Greenwich is a leading provider of strategic benchmarking, analytics and insights to the financial services industry. Their Coalition Greenwich Awards for Small Business and Middle Market Banking in the U.S. are earned based on interviews with business owners and leaders asking their evaluations about the banks they work with. Best Bank Awards are given on a national and regional basis. For service performed in 2025, legacy Pinnacle earned 24 national awards and eight regional, with an even split between small business and middle market banking at 16 awards each. Legacy Synovus earned 14 national awards and four regional, with 16 earned in middle market and two in small business.
For this awards program, Crisil Coalition Greenwich researchers interviewed more than 25,000 business leaders to evaluate the service of more than 500 banks from the clients' point of view. Of those 500, just 32 have the distinctive quality required to earn Best Bank Awards for middle market banking and 34 for small business banking.
About Pinnacle Financial Partners
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. ("Pinnacle") is a $119.1 billion asset regional bank which provides a full range of banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services for commercial and consumer clients who want a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. The firm joined forces with Synovus Financial Corp. in 2026, bringing together more than 160 years of combined banking service. Pinnacle is the largest bank headquartered in Tennessee and the largest bank holding company headquartered in Georgia. The firm is No. 1 in deposit market share* in the Nashville MSA and No. 4 in the Atlanta MSA with offices in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland.
Pinnacle is an employer of choice for financial services professionals. The firm is No. 9 in FORTUNE magazine's 2025 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in the U.S., its ninth consecutive appearance. Pinnacle was also recognized by American Banker as No. 4 among America's Best Banks to Work For in 2025, its 13th consecutive year on the list, and No. 1 among banks with more than $10 billion in assets. Learn more about Pinnacle at PNFP.com.
*As of June 30, 2025, according to FDIC data.
Source: Coalition Greenwich Voice of Client - 2025 U.S. Commercial Banking Study
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