2023 Community Bank Case Study Competition Journal

2023 COMMUNITY BANK CASE STUDY COMPETITION

1 ST PLACE The University of Tennessee at Martin

Introduction This case study focuses on how a Paris, Tennessee, community bank, Community Bank and Trust Company (CBTC), has succeeded throughout the years using new training programs, technological advancements, succession planning, and generational evolution. The case study begins with a brief explanation of the history and background of CBTC. History of Commercial Bank and Trust Company CBTC was chartered on April 21, 1877, in Paris, Henry County, and is the fourth oldest bank charter still active in the state of Tennessee. The bank operated as Commercial Bank of Paris until 1922 when the bank purchased the Bank of Henry County and amended its charter, Analysis of Commercial Bank and Trust Company: A Case Study in Financial Analysis, Staffing and Management Successions, Staff Support and Technology Management

Students: Ben Arnold Cole Hollis

Dan Hoffman Libby Rushton Abbey Strong Faculty Advisors: Mr. John Clark Dr. Lajuan Davis Dr. Mark Farley

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