2026 Emerging Scholars Program Now Open

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

Be sure to mark your calendars for October 6-7, 2026, the confirmed dates for the 14th annual Community Banking Research Conference. more →

The 2025 Community Banker Keynote, Alexander Price, president and CEO of Citizens State Bank, Ouray, Colorado invited the Community Banking Research Conference Production Team into his bank and community. The video highlights the importance of Citizens State Bank to the Ouray community. more →

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 →

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 →

Brandon Milhorn
Conference of State Bank Supervisors - CSBS read →

Rajesh Narayanan
Other read →

Arkodipta Sarkar , Emilio Bisetti
Other ; Other read →

Stephan Luck
Federal Reserve Bank of New York read →

Zhenhao (Jeffery) Piao , K. Philip Wang
Other ; Other read →