Good afternoon, I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak at this 10 th Community Banking Research Conference. The FDIC is pleased to co-sponsor this event with the Federal Reserve System and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. I would like to thank the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and their outstanding administrative and technical teams for hosting the

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 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 Hurricanes Fiona and Ian on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to affected

The Community Banking Research Conference research committee is pleased to announce the selection of “Bank Loan Markups and Adverse Selection” as the paper chosen for the "John W. Ryan Award for Most Significant Contribution to Community Banking Research" as part of the 2022 Community Banking Research Conference. The authors of the winning paper are: Mehdi Beyhaghi, Federal Reserve Bank of

CSBS Board Chair-Elect and North Dakota Dept of Financial Institutions Commissioner Lise Kruse As you can see, I am not Jim Cooper, as listed in the program. Unfortunately, Jim is unable to be here today, but I am pleased to be here representing CSBS on his behalf. Jim is a regular at this conference and a familiar face to many

Washington, D.C.—Texas Banking Commissioner and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) state banking representative Charles G. Cooper statement on FSOC’s Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation. “First, I want to commend the FSOC staff and member agencies on a report that helps regulators, industry, and the public better understand the risks associated with digital assets. This report, and

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. – Community bankers are slightly more optimistic about future business conditions and the economic outlook than they were at the end of last year but are more concerned about future profitability than at any point since the pandemic began, according to the most recent Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI). The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) released the

Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors today withdrew its complaint from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) nonbank charter program and Figure Technologies’ application for an OCC nonbank charter. CSBS took this voluntary action after Figure amended its application to include seeking FDIC deposit

Washington, D.C. – Forty-four state financial agencies, led by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), have reached settlements with more than 400 mortgage loan originators nationwide who deceptively claimed to have completed annual continuing education as required under state and federal law. Danny Yen, owner of Carlsbad, Calif.-based course provider Real Estate Educational Services, is facing administrative

Washington, D.C. – Three state financial agencies have reached a settlement agreement with Danny Yen, owner of Carlsbad, California-based mortgage education course provider Real Estate Educational Services, for his role in a multi-state fraud scheme that involved hundreds of mortgage loan originators. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), Maryland’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation and