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

It's a pleasure to be back in St. Louis for the annual Community Banking Research Conference. I am grateful for the continued partnership between the Federal Reserve, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and I would like to thank the conference organizing committee for putting together this important forum, now in its

Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to address this year’s Community Banking Research Conference. I want to begin by commending the organizers for once again bringing community bankers, researchers, and policy makers together in what I believe is a one-of-a-kind venue that we are proud to co-sponsor, along with the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. We

Thank you, Jim, for your introduction, and thank you to everyone who has stayed to the end. I have an idea some of you are waiting for the announcement of the John W. Ryan award. But before I announce the winner, I want to take a few minutes to share my thoughts on this event and offer some ideas for

Washington, D.C. – Community bankers have a slightly rosier economic outlook for the first time in a year, according to the most recent Community Banker Sentiment Index (CBSI), released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today. While the third quarter CBSI remains below the neutral level of 100 for the seventh quarter in a row, it bounced up

State financial regulators and attorneys general levy a combined $20 million in fines for data misuse that impacted 480,000 consumers nationwide Washington, D.C.— Forty-four state agencies have reached settlements with ACI Payments, Inc., for erroneously initiating electronic transactions totaling $2.3 billion from the accounts of 480,000 mortgage-holders serviced by Mr. Cooper (formerly known as Nationstar Mortgage, LLC). State regulators levied

Washington, D.C. – A paper on regulatory risk perception earned the John W. Ryan Award for Most Significant Contribution to Community Banking Research at the 2023 Community Banking Research Conference. The conference’s planning committee chose the paper titled “Regulatory Risk Perception and Small Business Lending,” authored by Siddharth Vij with the University of Georgia-Terry College of Business and Joseph Kalmenovitz

By Thomas F. Siems, Ph.D., CSBS Chief Economist The CSBS third quarter 2023 Community Bank Sentiment Index ( CBSI) rebounded sharply from last quarter’s record low, with all seven components that comprise the index advancing. At 86, the index remains well below the neutral level of 100, but community banker pessimism on the outlook for the U.S. economy appears to

The CSBS Networked Supervision Champions program recognizes state agency staff who are going above and beyond to empower the multistate network for better financial supervision and industry compliance. Congratulations Anya Tabb! State supervisors have pooled resources for multi-state examinations of mortgage companies for decades, but as of next year, they will operate with a new multi-state supervisory protocol. Beginning in

Washington, D.C. – The Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) has a new login process that requires users to update their username and password and establish account recovery details. State regulators encourage licensees to complete this process before Nov. 1 to save time during NMLS annual renewals. “We’ve made some improvements this year to the login process based on user feedback,”