Conference News

  • Jill Castilla, Citizens Bank of Edmond, to Give Community Banker Keynote at 2026 CBRC

    Jill Castilla, chairman, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond (Citizens) in Edmond, Okla., will be the community banker keynote speaker for the 2026 Community Banking Research Conference held Oct. 6-7, at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. more →

  • Three Named as 2026 Emerging Scholars

    The Community Banking Research Conference committee is pleased to announce the 2026 Emerging Scholars: • Aidan Hathaway, University of Alabama • Jeffrey Jou, University of Pennsylvania • Asli Uyanik, Rice University The Emerging Scholars program is designed to offer Ph.D. students who are considering or working on a dissertation on a banking-related topic the opportunity to fully participate in the Community Banking Research Conference. The program was first introduced as part of the third annual conference held in 2015. more →

  • CSBS Announces 2026 Case Study Winners

    On May 13, 2026, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced a student team from Tennessee Technological University is the first-place winner of the 2026 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition. Student teams from Illinois State University and Iowa State University won second and third place, respectively. more →

  • 2026 Emerging Scholars Program Now Open

    Applications are now being accepted for the Emerging Scholars program as part of the 2026 Community Banking Research Conference, sponsored by the Federal Reserve, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. more →

  • 2026 Call for Papers and Outstanding Paper Award

    The call for papers for the 2026 Community Banking Research Conference is now open through May 1, 2026. more →

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