Mr Rafidi is a 1997 graduate from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management with minors in Economics and Finance. Samer started his career with Wells Fargo Bank Na as a Consumer Finance Manager from 1998 to 2006 covering the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. He moved to Nashville in Jan of 2006 and joined Regions Financial Bank as an Assistant Vice President of Business Banking in the Nashville market. In 2013 he was promoted to Vice President and covers a larger area of Nashville proper. Mr. Rafidi manages a loan/deposit portfolio of over $50MM in the $2MM to $25MM small business sector and has experience in Commercial, Residential, SBA, and Municipality lending.