Specialty Certification Certified Consumer Protection Examiner Objectives of the Compliance Examiner Certification Program: To achieve recognition of the specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the examination of consumer finance and debt collection companies of all sizes and complexities to determine their compliance with state and federal consumer protection laws and regulations applicable to regulated entities. To promote continuing education
Structure Your Program How to Structure Your Cybersecurity Program Your information security program will be shaped by your organization’s unique needs and business processes. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. The Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), published by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), is a flexible, adaptable tool for organizing any information security program, regardless of size and resources. Although
Specialty Certification Certified Senior Consumer Protection Examiner Objectives of the Compliance Examiner Certification Program: To achieve recognition of the specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the examination of consumer finance and debt collection companies of all sizes and complexities to determine their compliance with state and federal consumer protection laws and regulations applicable to regulated entities. To promote continuing
Director of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions and CSBS Non-depository Supervisory Committee Charlie Clark testified on fintech regulation before the House Task Force on Financial Technology.
Specialty Certification Certified Trust Examiner (CTE) Objectives of the Trust Examiner Certification Program: To achieve recognition of the specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the examination of trust institutions of all sizes and complexities to ensure their compliance with state and federal laws and applicable regulations. To promote continuing education in trust supervision, ensuring that examiners remain knowledgeable about
When considering possible legislation on consumer privacy and security, state regulators call on federal policymakers to maintain a floor upon which states can add more stringent conditions and respond more quickly to emerging threats
In July, the Community Banking Research Conference planning committee named three graduate students as the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference Emerging Scholars. The program supports the next generation of community banking researchers by selecting Ph.D. students who are exploring or planning dissertations on banking-related topics. Recipients are invited to attend the annual Community Banking Research Conference—co-sponsored by CSBS, the Federal
CSBS President and CEO Brandon Milhorn speaks before the American Bar Association Banking Law Committee on the importance of a state-federal financial regulatory system.
Congratulations to the team of students from the University of Tennessee at Martin that edged out 34 other teams to win this year’s CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition. Their case study examined how a local community bank, Commercial Bank & Trust Company in Paris, Tennessee, recruits and retains talent, approaches succession planning and uses technology to advance operations. CSBS