Jonathan Hightower

Partner, Fenimore Kay Harrison, the premier community bank corporate and regulatory law firm.

Tweets about banking and exciting moments in sports.

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

.@SBAgov #PPP Interim Final Rule > Tiger King

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

Needed a little extra ⁦@JitteryJoes⁩ today. #ATD #PPP

[Federal Reserve @federalreserve]

@federalreserve offers regulatory reporting relief to small financial institutions affected by the coronavirus: https://t.co/xIgoqkZ7qJ

[Federal Reserve @federalreserve]

Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy: https://t.co/k5T0cvNFdm

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

@BankAnalyst @DRJK4 See footnote 2. It’s a term of art in the accounting literature - not meant to describe the current circumstances.

[Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP @FKHPartners]

Our partner Jonathan Hightower (@hightowerbanks) was a guest on the @mobankers podcast Our Two Cents discussing community banking amid the changing landscape created by COVID-19.

https://t.co/eHiaupIGoE

[Andrew Ackerman @amacker]

Buried here, but scoop-y: banks poised to get a reprieve on new accounting rules that require them to book losses on loans much more quickly. https://t.co/dkKrYpAPCc w @KateDavidson

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

Side note: I thought the strangest thing in the report was the discussion of cash. Then of course @wsj released a podcast installment on that very topic this morning.

https://t.co/IswviPvxRI

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

We distributed a report to our @FKHPartners clients regarding the corporate/regulatory considerations for community banks amid COVID-19 concerns. We've now decided to post/share more broadly in case it's helpful to others. See link below.

https://t.co/0J7hIICw1k

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

This guy is definitely the real deal. Anyone traveling on I-16 should check out what Spence and the other leaders in Dublin have done in their downtown area. Congrats to Spence and the rest of the @morrisbankga team!

[American Banker @AmerBanker]

Community Banker of the Year: Morris Bank's Spence Mullis https://t.co/Pk4IMpiDQc

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

@athhalf @kevinstrachan @ryanjbarrow @PinnacleBank And congrats @kevinstrachan for crushing the race in his half marathon debut.

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

Fun weekend in Athens for @athhalf. Lots of familiar faces from the Georgia banking community running the race.

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

@athhalf @kevinstrachan @ryanjbarrow Special thanks to Jackson McConnell of @PinnacleBank for pushing me across the finish line.

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

I always enjoy this look at the FDIC data from @RobertKlingler. Another way of looking at the size disparity in M&A: many acquirers aren't going to acquire a bank that adds only an amount of loans/deposits that is less than the bank's organic annual growth.

[Robert Klingler @RobertKlingler]

Who Will be the Next Community Bank Acquirer of Choice in Georgia? Georgia's historical serial acquirers have potentially outgrown the potential sellers, so who will be next? https://t.co/ulkeW3bRwY

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

@WmS_Wade Haha. Most folks seem to think the CBLR enhancements are more trick than treat.

[Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP @FKHPartners]

This seems like an appropriate time to republish our top ten tips for branch bidders: https://t.co/lC4bNsjsfe

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

It'll be interesting to see what the market volatility of the past week does to this recent trend. As much as we all intellectually understand the (many times temporary) impact of outside forces on bank stock prices, it always seems to play into the psychology of the parties.

[American Banker @AmerBanker]

A scorching summer for bank M&A https://t.co/sMTfTsaE01

[Fenimore Kay Harrison LLP @FKHPartners]

Our Jonathan Hightower (@hightowerbanks) and Crystal Huffman (@CrystalHuffFKH) wrote about a recent decision in Georgia with interesting implications for bank directors. See their note here.

https://t.co/E9cM4s7hAW

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

Cheers, ⁦@GABankers⁩! #LeadershipGBA ⁦@FKHPartners⁩

[Jonathan Hightower @hightowerbanks]

Always a great time! Thanks as always for having me.

[GaBankersAssociation @GABankers]

Always an intriguing presentation when GBA’s general counsel @hightowerbanks of @FKHPartners speaks to GBA members. His legal / business update for our Leadership Conference today did not disappoint. #LeadershipGBA