
who we are
Thread Bank is a fast-growing financial technology enabled community bank. Our mission is to deliver the unparalleled value of a community bank directly to individuals and businesses, embracing intuitive technology to meet our customers where they are.

our history
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our history
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it all starts with
Our digital-first solutions combine best-in-class technology with a streamlined customer experience to reduce the time, effort, and mental energy of everyday business and personal banking.
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we’ve funded
innovators since 1906Thread Bank was founded in Eastern Tennessee, which was a major launching point for Revolutionary War heroes heading West to claim their American dreams. That same pioneering spirit is driving the seasoned banking and fintech investors and executives who recapitalized the bank in May 2021 to help today’s business visionaries and dreamers succeed.
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our next offering
empowers your growthWe built the framework for you to extend our simplified banking to your customers via an easy-to-implement, easy-to-sell, embedded banking solution.
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the future vision is a
connected, compliant, ecosystemThrough meticulously selected partnerships, we will utilize our technology platform and charter to empower other banks, credit unions, and fintechs to integrate financial solutions into their customer experience, without the hassle of building them.
senior leadership team

Chris Black
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

John Bearden
Chief Banking Officer

Bob Diegel
Chief Operations Officer

Mike Farrell
Chief Financial Officer

Clif Howard
Chief Accounting Officer

Kelly Caltabiano
Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Risk Officer

Terry Hoover
Chief Risk Officer

Shepley Smith
Chief Product Officer
board of directors

Joe Maxwell
Chairman

Sarah Biller
Director

Gene Dibble
Director

John Philpott
Director

Bud Watts
Director

Kirk Wycoff
Director