Community Bank Student Competition Breaks Registration Record

Dec 6, 2018

Washington, D.C. – A record number of college student teams have signed up for the 2019 Community Bank Case Study Competition, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced today.

Ninety-six student teams from 64 universities will research how the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act passed in May will impact community banks and the markets they serve.

“We are very excited to see such strong interest,” said CSBS Senior Executive Vice President Michael Stevens. “This year’s competition will provide valuable insights into the impact of public policy on the real economy.”

About the Case Study Competition

Now entering its fifth year, the CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition is the largest and most comprehensive undergraduate research competition on community banks.

Student teams will conduct research at a community bank and produce both a research paper and a video summarizing their findings.

The case studies will undergo three rounds of judging by three separate panels of banking experts. The top three scoring teams will be announced at the CSBS State-Federal Supervisors Symposium in San Antonio. The announcement will be streamed live on the competition website at www.csbs.org/bankcasestudy.

The student teams compete for an academic scholarship, a chance to get their work published in an academic journal and an opportunity to attend the sixth annual CSBS-Federal Reserve Community Banking Research Conference, held in St. Louis in October.

The 2018 Community Bank Case Study Competition covered institutions’ use of financial technology. The winning publications of the 2018 competition can be found here.

You can learn more about the Case Study Competition here.

Universities Signed Up for This Year’s Competition

University	State
Arkansas State University	Arkansas
Ball State University	Indiana
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
Bowling Green State University	Ohio
Cabrini University	Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
Central State University	Ohio
Central Washington University	Washington
Christopher Newport University	Virginia
Claflin University	South Carolina
Concordia College	Minnesota
Delaware State University	Delaware
Drake University	Iowa
East Tennessee State University	Tennessee
Eastern Kentucky University	Kentucky
Florida State University	Florida
Fort Hays State University	Kansas
Grove City College	Pennsylvania
Hampton University	Virginia
Immaculata University	Pennsylvania
Iowa State University	Iowa
James Madison University	Virginia
Juniata College	Pennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
Louisiana State University	Louisiana
Mansfield University	Pennsylvania
Marquette University	Illinois
Merrimack College	Massachusetts
Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee
Mississippi State University	Mississippi
Montana State University	Montana
Moravian College	Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania
Murray State University	Kentucky
Nicholls State University	Louisiana
Ohio University	Ohio
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania
Purdue University	Indiana
Shippensburg University	Pennsylvania
Southeastern Louisiana University	Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin State University	Texas
Temple University	Pennsylvania
Tennessee Tech University	Tennessee
The Ohio State University	Ohio
Trine University	Indiana
Truman State University	Missouri
University of Arkansas	Arkansas
University of Guam	Guam
University of Houston	Texas
University of Mary	North Dakota
University of Mississippi	Mississippi
University of Missouri - Kansas City	Missouri
University of Montana	Montana
University of Northern Iowa	Iowa
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown	Pennsylvania
University of Tennessee at Martin	Tennessee
University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas
University of Utah	Utah
University of Wisconsin Whitewater	Wisconsin
Ursinus College	Pennsylvania
Utah Valley University	Utah
Western Carolina University	North Carolina
Winona State University	Minnesota
York College of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania