First Advantage Bank has appointed Ellen Hackett as the new senior credit and lending officer for its Nashville market. Hackett adds 27 years of loan expertise to Nashville team and expanding list of clients. Hackett was most recently Chief Lending Officer and Senior-vice president at Civic Bank and Trust in Nashville, where she supervised bank operations, reorganized and strengthened the bank's loan policy, managed loan activity and acted as liaison for external loan reviews and audits.