Washington, D.C. - The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today named a student team from the University of Tennessee-Martin as winner of the 2023 Community Bank Case Study Competition. Teams from Iowa State University and Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pa., placed second and third, respectively. “The work of these three teams was top rate, and we are pleased to
Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today named three graduate students as 2023 Community Banking Research Conference Emerging Scholars. The scholars are Naz Koont from Columbia University, Giorgi Nikolaishvili from the University of Oregon, and Hristiana Vidinova from the University of Chicago. The CSBS emerging scholars program is designed to identify future community banking researchers by
CSBS, on behalf of state regulators and in cooperation with the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR), established the State Regulatory Registry (SRR) in 2006. SRR oversees the development and operation of NMLS. The SRR Board of Managers is responsible for system development, operations and policy matters concerning NMLS. Through NMLS, SRR promotes the interest of financial services companies
Download the Full Letter [PDF] The Honorable Patrick McHenry Chairman House Financial Services Committee The Honorable Maxine Waters Ranking Member House Financial Services Committee Chairman McHenry and Ranking Member Waters, On behalf of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, 1 I am writing to stress the importance of maintaining a robust state regulatory framework for new financial services technologies and
By CSBS Chief Economist Thomas F. Siems, Ph.D. With the CSBS second quarter 2023 Community Bank Sentiment Index ( CBSI) dropping again to another record low, community banker pessimism on the outlook for the U.S. economy appears to have fallen into a dark abyss. All seven components that comprise the index fell from the previous quarter, with three indicators setting
By CSBS President and CEO Jim Cooper Fifteen years ago, Congress transformed the mortgage industry by mandating the use of a technology platform created by state financial regulators. Today, that platform allows millions of Americans to make financial decisions and transactions with confidence. Whether they’re obtaining a mortgage to make what is likely their largest lifetime purchase or sending money
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Division of Financial Institutions, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of the recent Hawaii wildfires on the customers and operations of many financial
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and state financial regulators, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of Hurricane Idalia on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to affected institutions subject to their supervision. The agencies
“State regulators are pleased that the Federal Reserve Board of Governors is fully seated. We congratulate Federal Reserve Governor Phillip Jefferson on his confirmation as Vice Chair, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on her new Board term and Adriana Kugler on her new role as Governor. We look forward to working with the entire Board of Governors to support the
