The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today issued a new booklet in the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook series, titled “Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations.” The booklet provides expanded guidance to help financial institution examiners assess the risk profile and adequacy of an entity’s information technology architecture, infrastructure, and operations. The new booklet replaces the “Operations” booklet issued in July

Washington, D.C. — State financial regulators today urged the U.S. Department of Education to rescind recent policies that interfere with state regulation of federal student loan servicers and debt collectors. Under the Trump Administration, the Education Department enacted policies that prevented state financial regulators from supervising federal student loan servicers and providing consumer protections available under state law. In a

Washington, D.C. – Community bankers’ assessment about future economic and financial conditions continues to indicate a positive economic outlook, according to the most recent Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI). The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) released the second quarter 2021 CBSI results today, collecting data from community banks across the nation during the month of June. The results showed a

Student teams studied pandemic response; diversity and inclusion measures in the 2021 CSBS Community Bank Case Study

Washington, D.C. – The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Board of Directors today released model state regulatory prudential standards for nonbank mortgage servicers. “The standards provide states with uniform financial condition and corporate governance requirements for nonbank mortgage servicer regulation while preserving local accountability to consumers,” said CSBS President and CEO John W. Ryan. By adopting the standards, states

State-chartered banks were the primary distributor of relief funds to communities, according to a new analysis by CSBS. The analysis matched recently available loan-level Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data with lender demographic data, providing the first estimate of how different types of lenders originated PPP loans for small businesses around the country. Specifically, the analysis revealed that, as of July

Washington, D.C. – State-chartered banks were the primary distributor of relief funds to communities, according to a new data analysis by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). The analysis matched recently available loan-level Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) data with lender demographic data, providing the first estimate of how different types of lenders originated PPP loans for small businesses. “This