CSBS Announces 2024 Case Study Winners

On June 25, 2024, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced a student team from the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania as the winner of the 2024 Community Bank Case Study Competition.  Teams from the University of Illinois-Springfield and Southeastern Louisiana University placed second and third, respectively. 

The annual competition is open to undergraduate students in all fields of study as an opportunity to gain valuable first-hand knowledge of the banking industry. This year, 27 student teams representing 21 colleges and universities entered the competition. The teams partnered with local community banks to determine lessons learned from the Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank closures, identify the banks’ expectations for regulatory and supervisory changes, and evaluate how the banks are using social media.

The winning Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania team members are Hannah Caccia, Ariane Rouffignac, and Eric Shaw. Dr. Atika Benaddi and Dr. Victoria Geyfman served as faculty advisors. The team partnered with First Citizens Community Bank in Mansfield, Pa. The team will present their work at the 2024 Community Banking Research Conference and their paper will be published in the CSBS Journal of Community Bank Case Studies.

Learn more at www.csbs.org/bankcasestudy.