Washington D.C. – Business conditions have surpassed funding as the area of greatest concern for community bankers as they navigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) seventh annual national survey. Last year, funding scarcity was the top concern, and only 6% of respondents listed business conditions as a challenge. However, this

Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has opened the 2022 Data Analytics Competition for applications. This year, students are asked to develop a data analytics model that demonstrates the role community banks played during the pandemic using data from the Paycheck Protection Program. This is the second year of the competition, designed to give both undergraduate

Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has named Karen K. Lawson as executive vice president for policy and supervision. In her new role, Lawson is a member of the CSBS executive leadership team and oversees the policy and supervision business unit. She will lead and coordinate CSBS’s legislative, regulatory and bank/nonbank supervisory processes and be responsible

Washington, D.C.—The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced Bridget Plitt as senior vice president of learning and development. Plitt most recently served as chief learning officer at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Plitt will develop and refine the vision and roadmap for CSBS’s learning and development function. She will also lead the learning team

Washington, D.C. - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced its new Catalyst Initiative , which seeks to address state financial regulatory agencies' key supervisory challenges and reduce regulatory burden. The initiative will focus on partnering with the private sector to leverage modern technology and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of financial services supervision. “The Catalyst Initiative reflects

Washington, D.C. – Fourteen teams have advanced in the first round of judging of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ Community Bank Case Study Competition. The teams were chosen from a pool of 34 student teams and represent 28 colleges and universities. This is the ninth year of the competition, which is open to undergraduate students in all fields of

Washington, D.C. – Five student teams advanced to the finals this week in the 2023 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition, emerging from a second round of 14 teams. This is the ninth year of the competition, which is open to undergraduate students in all fields of study as an opportunity to gain valuable first-hand knowledge of the banking industry

Washington, D.C. – Community bankers are feeling the impact of high interest rates and the threat of cyber-attacks, according to the 2023 Annual Survey of Community Banks, released today by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). This is the tenth year of the survey, which canvassed 462 community banks with less than $10 billion in total assets. The survey