Synovus NYSE: SNV is a iversified financial services holding company with more than $33 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 36 banks and other Synovus offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee. Prior to a spin-off in January 2008, Synovus held an 81-percent stake in TSYS NYSE: TSS, one of the world’s largest companies for outsourced payment services. Synovus has been named one of “The 100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine, and has been recognized in that magazine's hall of fame for consecutive appearances on the list since its inception in 1998.