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NASHVILLE--Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 12.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 8.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on April 29, 2024.

NASHVILLE - Join the Department of Revenue on May 7 at 9 am Central time for a free webinar to discuss schedule G franchise tax refunds and the implications of Tennessee House Bill 1893.

For the third year, Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are joining the Tennessee chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA) to offer low-cost kayaking instruction Saturday, May 18.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard embraced the Scout BSA slogan, “do a good turn daily,” as they hosted the 3rd Annual Merit Badge University for nearly 400 scouts who wanted to live up to their motto, “be prepared,” on April 27.

A listing of lane closures and road construction activities for 24 East Tennessee counties.

NASHVILLE – Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) documented unemployment rates below 5% in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties in March. County unemployment rates for the month range from 2.2% to 4.6%.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Avancez officials announced today the company will invest $54 million to expand its assembly operations and locate a new facility on Ford Motor Company’s BlueOval City Supplier Park.

TDMHSAS, state and local government partners, dozens of substance use prevention coalitions, and law enforcement agencies are teaming up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 27.

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter today announced the 12 Tennessee communities selected to participate in the ninth round of the Tennessee Downtowns program.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Greg Gonzales, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (the Department), announced two personnel changes. Tod Trulove is retiring at the end of April after 33 years of service to the Department. He has served the last 20 years as Assistant Commissioner of the Bank Division. Trulove began his career as an examiner in the middle Tennessee region and was promoted multiple times to ultimately lead this division, which supervises state-chartered banks, trust companies, and business and industrial development corporations (BIDCOs). Gonzales also announced that Philip Ruffin has been appointed as Assistant Commissioner of the Bank Division. Ruffin joined the Department in 2006 and has led the Large Bank section of the Bank Division since its inception in 2017. Before joining the Department, Ruffin served as a bank examiner with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Phil is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University and the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. He is a resident of Mt Juliet, Tennessee.