Washington, D.C. — The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced today two strategic hires and a key promotion to strengthen CSBS’s advocacy efforts and advance its accreditation and workforce development vision. Sabrina Bergen joins CSBS as Chief of Staff, Policy & Supervision, effective today. She will provide cross-functional leadership across the Policy & Supervision business unit and bring her

Washington, D.C. – Statement from CSBS President and CEO Brandon Milhorn on the OCC’s action today to issue conditional approvals to establish five new uninsured national trust firms: “Based on the OCC’s conditional approvals, it appears these uninsured national trusts will primarily engage in fiduciary activities related to digital assets, and certain related custodial activities. The states will continue to

Washington, D.C. — The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the launch of the Economic Research and Policy Scholars Program, designed to advance research on critical issues related to the nation's dual-banking system, community banking, financial services innovation, and economic growth. The Scholars Program consists of distinguished scholars selected from academic institutions nationwide for their expertise and contributions

Washington, D.C. – A broad coalition of state, consumer, and bank groups have joined the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) in asking Congress to strike a provision in the recently passed stablecoin legislation that risks harming consumers, creates an unlevel playing field for certain uninsured banks, and significantly erodes state authority to supervise these institutions. Section 16(d) of the

Washington, D.C. – Following an extensive public comment period in 2024, the Board of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Board of Managers for the State Regulatory Registry (SRR) approved an increase in processing fees for the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry (NMLS). These approvals of the processing fee increase were announced on Dec. 11 on

Homebuying can be an exciting but intimidating process. State and federal regulators provide several resources to help you learn about the homebuying process and make more informed decisions in your journey to homeownership.

San Francisco – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the nationwide roll out of the State Examination System (SES), the first nationwide platform to bring state regulators and companies into the same technology space for supervision, fostering greater transparency and collaboration. Through SES, state regulators will be able to enhance supervisory oversight of nonbanks while making the

Washington, D.C.- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has named David Bleicken as its new senior vice president of product and business strategy. Bleicken will be responsible for advancing the strategic vision for a portfolio of regulatory technology products — most notably the State Examination System (SES), a core component of the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System® (NMLS) — to

Jim Payne, director of examinations and assistant deputy commissioner for the Consumer and Mortgage Lending Division of the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, will serve as the new NMLS ombudsman starting July 1.