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Bank Supervisors?

 

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is the nationwide organization of financial regulators from all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

 
For more than a century, CSBS has given state supervisors a national forum to coordinate supervision and develop policy. CSBS also represents its members before federal policymakers and regulators, provides training, and manages the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.
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Press Room
Federal Reserve, CSBS Release Findings from 2018 Survey of Community Banks
For the first time since the survey began, compliance costs are coming down.
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Oct 3, 2018
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CSBS to Create Index of Community Bank Sentiment
The goal of the index is to provide an important barometer on the economic and business conditions of community banks.
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Oct 4, 2018
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Compliance Costs Are Coming Down
The results of the 2018 Federal Reserve-CSBS-FDIC survey on community banking provide important insights for industry and regulators alike, says CSBS Chairman Charlotte Corley.
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Oct 3, 2018
Blog post
Video: Unlocking the Power of Regional Regulation
Greg Gonzales speaks at the 2017 Research Conference on the value of state financial regulation.
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Sep 20, 2018

Recent Updates

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CSBS Data Corner
Community banks provide 65% of all industry agriculture lending and 42% of all small loans to businesses in the nation but make up only 6.7% of the banking system's assets, according to the latest from Data Corner.
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Dec 13, 2018
Policy
On the OCC’s White Paper: Exploring Special Purpose National Bank Charters for Fintech…
As stated in our November 2016 comment letter to the OCC state bank regulators oppose the creation of a special purpose national bank charter for financial technology (fintech) and other nondepository companies because:
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Jan 17, 2017
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Banks Size Impacts Their Technology Offering
The larger the community bank, the greater importance of new and emerging technologies, finds to a recent analysis of the CSBS 2018 Community Bank Survey.
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Dec 7, 2018
Policy
Research Paper: Community Banks and Technology
Technology and banking share a long history. The rapid growth over the past 20 years in adoption of technology for front and back office operations in banks of all sizes is well documented.
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Dec 7, 2018
Blog post
CSBS IT Exec Addresses Automation on Government Matters
CSBS Senior Vice President of Digital Services Ngoc Vu discussed how automation and data helps state regulators be more efficient and transparent on Government Matters, a local Washington, D.C. television program.
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Dec 7, 2018
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Statement on the confirmation of Kathleen Kraninger
Statement from John Ryan, CSBS president and CEO, congratulating Kathleen Kraninger on her confirmation:
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Dec 6, 2018