Washington, D.C. - Community bankers’ optimism on the future economy is holding steady, according to the 2025 second quarter results of the Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI). The CBSI dipped slightly to 126 from its peak value of 129 in the previous quarter, driven by a less optimistic outlook for a lighter regulatory environment and moderated expectations for higher expected

Washington, D.C. - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today named a student team from the University of Tennessee at Martin as the winner of the 2025 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition. Teams from the University of Arkansas and Illinois State University placed second and third, respectively. “Competition was tight, but the University of Tennessee at Martin team

Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today is inviting technology firms and other vendors to develop proofs of concept that could modernize how bank regulators receive and analyze financial data from banks. Part of CSBS’s Catalyst Initiative, this innovation challenge is focused on making bank financial data reporting less costly, simpler, and more timely than the

Washington, D.C. – Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) President and CEO Brandon Milhorn Statement on House Passage of the GENIUS Act: “A national regulatory framework for stablecoins is a vital precondition for a broader, innovative digital asset ecosystem in the United States. The GENIUS Act is a historic, bipartisan effort to accomplish this goal. We appreciate congressional support for

Washington, D.C. – The Community Banking Research Conference planning committee has named three graduate students as the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference Emerging Scholars. The scholars are: Gene Kang from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, Anthony Waikel from the University of Georgia, and Ruinan Liu from McMaster University. The Community Banking Research Conference, co-sponsored by CSBS, the

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