Goatz Completes Graduate School of Banking Program
COLUMBIA, TN (August 24, 2009) – Community First Bank & Trust is proud to announce that Charlie Goatz, Banking Officer and Credit Administrator, has graduated from the Graduate School of Banking from Louisiana State University.
The Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University provides an organized course of study of general banking subjects tailored to the particular needs of bankers in the fifteen sponsoring states. The three-year program covers subjects applicable to bank management and operations including monetary, economic, and regulatory theories and practices. The School’s purpose is to fill the need for graduate-level study by bank officers and others meeting admission requirements leading toward a broader knowledge and understanding of major banking functions such as credits, investments, asset and liability management, planning and control, regulatory issues, human resources, and marketing.
Charlie is one of 200 bankers from 15 states to graduate from the program this year. Charlie joined Community First Bank in 2004 after receiving his bachelors from Middle Tennessee State University. Charlie was quickly promoted as a staff accountant and then transferred to Credit Administration in 2008 and then to Banking Officer, Credit Administration in 2009.
About Community First Bank Community First Bank & Trust, based in Columbia, TN, was founded in 1999 to provide a superior banking experience for the communities they serve. Ten years later, Community First Bank & Trust is now the 15th largest Tennessee-based bank in Tennessee, operating 10 offices located in Maury, Williamson, Hickman and Rutherford Counties with over $730 million in total assets. The bank provides a comprehensive line of banking services to consumers and businesses in the Middle Tennessee area. Additional information concerning Community First can be accessed by visiting the bank’s website at www.cfbk.com.
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