State supervisors charter and oversee 79% of the nation’s banks and have a uniquely local perspective, understanding the financial needs of the families and businesses that make up their communities. They are focused on consumer protection and safety and soundness, but they also work with their institutions to encourage prudent economic growth and to mature the compliance framework for innovative

The NMLS team is focused on enhancing the NMLS user experience (UX) to ensure the improved system is intuitive and user-friendly. The NMLS team recently conducted a card sorting exercise with 40 NMLS users to better understand the best way to organize menus and pages within the system. Read further to find out why card sorting is a valuable exercise

CSBS, in partnership with the MTRA, will now offer accreditation of state regulatory agencies that supervise MSBs.

At the AARMR-CSBS national mortgage policy summit, CSBS Chairman Bret Afdahl challenges state and federal regulators to think outside the box in shaping the future of mortgage supervision

CSBS released a survey of consumer lending laws and regulations of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., today alongside a new policy paper that examines the nonbank consumer finance marketplace.

San Francisco – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the nationwide roll out of the State Examination System (SES), the first nationwide platform to bring state regulators and companies into the same technology space for supervision, fostering greater transparency and collaboration. Through SES, state regulators will be able to enhance supervisory oversight of nonbanks while making the

Jim Payne, director of examinations and assistant deputy commissioner for the Consumer and Mortgage Lending Division of the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, will serve as the new NMLS ombudsman starting July 1.

CSBS announces the launch of MSB Networked Supervision, a state-led initiative which dramatically streamlines the licensing requirements for nationwide money transmitters.

Washington, DC – Twenty-three states have committed to a multistate agreement that standardizes key elements of the licensing process for money transmitters and other money services businesses (MSB). The original agreement included seven states in February 2018. The agreement: One state regulatory department reviews common licensing requirements – business plan; direct and indirect owners, including background checks; financial information and

The first quarter 2020 CBSI reveals that community bankers' overall outlook on the local economy dropped sharply in the second half of March, but CSBS Senior Executive Vice President Mike Stevens mines the data to find a silver lining.