Specialty Certification Certified Information Systems Examiner (CISE) Objectives of the CISE Certification Program: 1. To recognize advanced knowledge and skills required for examining information technology (IT) and cybersecurity operations in financial institutions and service providers of varying sizes and complexities. 2. To promote ongoing education in IT and cybersecurity supervision, ensuring examiners remain informed about evolving technologies, threats, and regulatory

By CSBS Data Scientist Carlos Cordova, Senior Policy Analyst Joey Samowitz, and Senior Economist and Director of Research Thomas F. Siems, Ph.D. Community banks have been at the forefront in providing needed funds to small businesses across the country as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have severely restricted U.S. economic activity. Our analysis of the Paycheck Protection Program

Governor Michelle W Bowman At the 2022 Community Banking Research Conference, sponsored by the Federal Reserve, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri Good morning and thank you, Jim, it's great to be back here in St. Louis for this year's research conference. While the Federal Reserve learned a lot about how