By Thomas F. Siems, Ph.D., CSBS Chief Economist The CSBS fourth quarter 2023 Community Bank Sentiment Index ( CBSI) indicates that community bankers are less pessimistic than they were in the previous two quarters, but concerns persist. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening over the past 22 months has significantly raised interest rates, resulting in lower loan demand, greater deposit

INTRODUCTION I’d like to start by thanking the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the OCC for organizing – and particularly to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for hosting – this event and creating a forum for us to share information and discuss opportunities for improving the strength and well-being of the financial services industry. It is through an open

JOHN W. RYAN PRESIDENT AND CEO, CONFERENCE OF STATE BANK SUPERVISORS TENTH ANNUAL COMMUNITY BANKERS SYMPOSIUM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS INTRODUCTION Thank you to the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the OCC for organizing and hosting this important symposium. It is a real honor to be asked to speak with you again this year, and I appreciate the invitation. For those of

A multi-year effort to enhance NMLS and deliver an improved user experience for state regulators and industry professionals – those who rely on NMLS the most.

Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced that John “Buz” Gorman has passed away after an eight-month battle with glioblastoma. Mr. Gorman started his career at CSBS in 1996, serving as General Counsel for the last 15 years. He held pivotal roles in the enactment of important legislation and served as a mentor to CSBS

The FDIC’s proposed corporate governance guidelines for certain state-chartered banks are so fatally flawed that they should be withdrawn, state financial regulators argue.

The FDIC should withdraw its proposed corporate governance and risk management guidelines. The proposal ignores and conflicts with state corporate governance laws, micromanages how a bank’s board is constituted and functions, and imposes a tangle of ill-designed organizational requirements and procedural checklists. In short, the proposal is fatally flawed, as CSBS told the FDIC in a comment letter. State regulators promote

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council today issued a statement of principles related to valuation discrimination and bias for member entities to consider in their consumer compliance and safety and soundness examinations. The principles aid member entities in assessing whether their supervised institutions’ compliance and risk management practices are appropriate to identify and mitigate discrimination or bias in their residential

2024 NMLS Annual Conference & Training by Brandon Milhorn CSBS President and CEO It is a privilege to address this audience of nearly 700 supporters and super users of the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS). 1 This is a big audience, but we are a small piece of the larger NMLS universe which represents . . . 66 state supervisory