Follow the New NMLS LinkedIn Page and Expand Your Connection to NMLS Users
We have launched a NMLS Linkedin page dedicated to providing mortgage industry professionals with information on system enhancements, policy updates, continuing education, upcoming events, and more. Although the page focuses primarily on mortgage professionals, regulators or anyone interested in staying up to date with NMLS can follow the page ‒ NMLS users represent a large community. Check out the NMLS
Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits, and Bank Strategy with Yevgeny Shrago of CSBS
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In this episode of State of the System, host Kyle Thomas sits down with Yevgeny Shrago of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) to unpack how stablecoins actually work and why they are drawing so much attention. Drawing on his experience across federal agencies, Shrago explains the difference between
2026 NMLS Annual Conference & Training Expands Focus on Legislative and Regulatory Policy
Nearly 900 state financial services regulators, companies, and individuals across the financial services sector will gather at the NMLS Annual Conference & Training, Feb. 17 – 20 in Orlando, Fla. Despite their different roles, chances are they will have a common reason for attending – to find out what’s ahead and how they can prepare for it. A lot of
The Fundamentals of Cyber Hygiene for Financial Institutions
Access CSBS’s Complete Cyber Hygiene Fundamentals for Financial Institutions Guide For bank and nonbank financial institutions, the modern threat environment presents an ever-expanding horizon of significant adversaries and attack methods – all aimed at crippling operations, extorting money from the institution, or stealing customers’ sensitive personal information. In addition, the expanding world of artificial intelligence (AI), while introducing exciting new
CSBS/MISMO Announce MCD Tech Sprint Problem Statements
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, are pleased to announce the problem statements that will guide the next phase of the Mortgage Compliance Dataset (MCD) Tech Sprint. Technology vendors are invited to analyze these challenges and propose solutions, with selected participants presenting demonstrations during the 2026 NMLS Annual Conference &
CSBS and the Next Chapter of Supervisory Innovation with Brandon Milhorn
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Supervisory innovation is shaping the future of financial regulation. In this episode, host Kyle Thomas speaks with Brandon Milhorn, President and CEO of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), about how the Catalyst Initiative is helping state regulators use technology to make financial supervision more efficient, effective, and coordinated
Too Small to Scale: What 10 Years of Data Say About Community Bank Compliance Costs
By CSBS Chief Economist Thomas F. Siems and CSBS Vice President for Policy Nathan Ross For years, community bankers have warned that the growing thicket of federal regulations is suffocating smaller institutions. The compounding effect of these rules lands hardest on the banks least able to absorb them. The refrain has become familiar: small community banks don’t have armies of
Inside the Debate on Capital Standards and Community Bank Competitiveness with the Federal Reserve Board
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In this episode, host Kyle Thomas moderates a panel featuring Leslie Andersen of i3 Bank, Ilaria Rawlins of Fortuna Bank, David Coxon of Georgia Banking Company, and Randall Guynn of the Federal Reserve Board. Together, they share perspectives from across the banking landscape on what it takes to buy, sell
What Community Bankers Are Saying About Risk and Growth with Dr. Tom Siems and Nathan Ross
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Uncertainty in the economy, deposit insurance reform, and the future of community banking are top of mind for policymakers. In this episode, CSBS Chief Economist Tom Siems and Vice President of Policy Nathan Ross join host Kyle Thomas to unpack findings from the 2025 CSBS Annual Survey of Community Banks