By Thomas F. Siems, Ph.D., CSBS Chief Economist The CSBS second quarter 2024 Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI) indicates that community bankers are less pessimistic than they have been since the end of 2021, but some concerns persist. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening over the past 27 months has significantly raised interest rates, resulting in greater deposit competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today published data on 2023 mortgage lending transactions reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) by 5,113 U.S. financial institutions, including banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data are the most comprehensive source of publicly available information on mortgage market activity. The data are used
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) should not make any changes to the Federal Home Loan Bank System that would undermine the ability of institutions to access essential funding, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) said in a joint comment letter today. Federal Home Loan Bank
Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced 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 continue his service as the NMLS Ombudsman for a third term, starting July 1. The NMLS Ombudsman provides state regulators and industry
What is NMLS NMLS is an online platform used to manage: State license application and annual renewal for companies and individuals in the mortgage, debt, consumer finance, and money services business industries. Registration and annual renewal for federally regulated banks and credit unions that originate home mortgages, and the mortgage loan originators (MLOs) who work for these institutions. Today, approximately
NMLS Modernization is 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. Today, we're excited to announce the first release of system enhancements as a part of NMLS Modernization. This release sets the foundation for future major enhancements as part of the modernization
Department Accreditation What is Accreditation? The CSBS Accreditation Program involves an in-depth review of an agency’s policies, procedures, and operations to determine if it meets the standards set forth by the Performance Standards Committee (PSC). A state seeking accreditation for the first time or a state seeking its five-year re-accreditation must complete the self-evaluation questionnaire (SEQ), which includes several sections
CSBS has enhanced NMLS to provide users more self-service options to reset their username and password without having to contact the NMLS Call Center or their account administrator. This enhancement puts the ability to manage a personal task back into the hands of system users. The new username and password reset process follows best practices for maintaining secure NMLS access
CSBS has enhanced NMLS to provide industry users with a simplified account setup and management process. The new streamlined and secure process allows NMLS industry users to create one username and password to access NMLS. This enhancement improves the account management process for more than 50,000 NMLS users who have more than one account. How it works The username for