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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 →

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 →

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 →

Brandon Milhorn
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Rajesh Narayanan
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Arkodipta Sarkar , Emilio Bisetti
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Stephan Luck
Federal Reserve Bank of New York read →

Zhenhao (Jeffery) Piao , K. Philip Wang
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