2019 Journal of Community Bank Case Studies

Eastern Kentucky University

SECOND PLACE:

Acknowledgements We express profound gratitude to all who contributed to our understanding and the betterment of the case study. We would especially like to thank our professor, Maggie Abney . Her relentless support, constant guidance, and unwavering confidence in our abilities inspired us to strive for excellence. Because of this, we could never thank her enough. Our case study could not have been completed without the enthusiastic participation of the Kentucky Bank Management Team. This wonderful group opened their doors and minds to provide a better understanding of banking regulation and its impact on us all. Thank you for hosting us for meetings and allowing us to share the very special history of Kentucky Bank through this project. Special thanks to Louis Prichard , President and CEO, Kentucky Bank, Jim Braden , COO, Kentucky Bank, and John Hamilton , Madison County Kentucky Market President, Kentucky Bank We would also like to thank Charles A. Vice , Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions, for coming to our campus and generously sharing his knowledge with us. We would like to thank the Conference of State Bank Supervisors for creating and administering this competition. It has created an experiential learning opportunity for our students that cannot be replicated in the classroom. We extend our gratitude to Dr. Cynthia Harter and Dr. Frank O’Connor for their contributions to our community bank case study. Thank you to Mike Hawksley for his assistance at the EKU School of Business Audio & Video Recording Studio. Thank you to Mitch McConnell , US Senate Majority Leader (KY), for taking time to meet with us personally to contribute to our case study. Thank you to Andy Barr , US Representative (KY), for welcoming us into his office to share his legislative experience working with Dodd Frank and EGRRCPA. Thank you to Ballard Cassady , President and CEO, Kentucky Bankers Association and to John Cooper , Managing Partner, Capital Link Consultants for their ongoing support of the EKU Banking and Financial Services Program and for connecting us with the legislative side of this project. The generosity and willingness to help shown by each of these individuals will always be remembered.

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