Conference News

  • 2025 John W. Ryan Award Winner Announced

    The Community Banking Research Conference research committee is pleased to announce the selection of “Supervising Failing Banks” as the paper chosen for the John W. Ryan Award for Most Significant Contribution to Community Banking Research as part of the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference. more →

  • CSBS Releases 2025 Annual Survey of Community Banks

    According to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) 2025 Annual Survey of Community Banks, community bankers across the nation ranked net interest margins as their highest external risk, followed by core deposit growth. Economic conditions, the cost of technology, and cost of funds were essentially tied as their third highest risk. Meanwhile, they expressed less concern about regulatory impact. Regulation, which was tied as the top external risk in the 2024 survey, fell to the sixth spot, as community bankers expressed less concern over regulatory burden amid a changing political landscape. more →

  • Welcome to the 2025 Conference

    The 2025 planning committee welcomes you to the 13th annual Community Banking Research Conference. The conference, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and from 8:20 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Please note: The conference will offer a livestream on communitybanking.org through the entirety of the event. more →

  • FDIC Director Felton to Provide Afternoon Plenary

    Andrew Felton, the Director of the Division of Insurance and Research at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), will provide plenary remarks for the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference, which will be held Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, 2025. more →

  • Citizens State Bank, Ouray, Co. President and CEO Alexander Price to Give Community Banker Keynote at 2025 CBRC

    Alexander Price, President and CEO of Citizens State Bank in Ouray, Colorado, will deliver the community banker keynote at the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference, held October 7–8 at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). more →

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