About Bill: Bill was born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee, graduated high school from Bristol Tennessee High School, earned his bachelor’s degree at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee. He began his career in banking in January of 1987 in Florida, and came home to continue his mortgage banking career in East Tennessee in September of 1996. Bill enjoys competitive golf and car collecting in his free time as well as spending time in the mountains of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.