2026 Community Banking Research Conference
Conference Agenda
6th Floor, 6th Floor | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
October 6-7, 2026
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- Tuesday, October 6
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Introduction
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Welcome Remarks
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Annual Survey
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Morning Keynote
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Break
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Research Paper Session 1
Credit Unions and the Value of the Tax Subsidy
Moderator: Amiyatosh Purnanandam
Denise and Ray Nixon Endowed Chair in Finance, Professor of Finance, University of Texas, Austin
The Transmission of Corporate Tax Cuts to Consumer Loans: Evidence from the TCJAJoão Granja, The University of ChicagoCross-Charter Consolidation: Evidence from Credit Union Acquisitions of Community BanksDavid Huberdeau Reid, The University of MemphisDoes the Credit Union Tax Exemption Affect Competition in Local Lending Markets? Evidence from the TCJATanya Paul , University of California, Berkeley -
Lunch
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Keynote Conversation
Moderator: Rhoshunda Kelly
Commissioner; Chair, CSBS, Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance
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Research Paper Session 2
The Geography of BankingCredit Without Proximity: Informational Frictions and Unequal Gains from TechnologyQuinn Maingi, University of Southern CaliforniaGoing the Distance? Bank-customer proximity, applicant demographics, and credit accessLeo Pugachev, University of MissouriGeographically Concentrated Banks and the Amplification of Regional Economic ShocksSungJe Byun, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas -
Afternoon Break
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2026 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition Winning Presentation
Student Team - Tennessee Tech UniversityKaden Fray, Aaron Hughes, Michael Morrow, and
Madelyn RayFaculty AdvisorAlma Núñez, Professor of Finance, Tennessee Tech University
Community Bank PartnerJennifer Smith, Senior Vice President, Controller, Wilson Bank & Trust, Lebanon, Tenn.
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Community Banker Keynote
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Dinner Reception
- Wednesday, October 7
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Morning Keynote
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Research Paper Session 3
The Competitive Edge of Community BanksThe Economic Payoff of Civic Engagement: Evidence from Community BanksAlvaro Taboada, Mississippi State UniversityBanking Local: Media Slant, Erosion of Trust and Financial DecisionsElizabeth Berger, University of Houston -
Break
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Panel Discussion
Future of DepositsPanelists -
Presentation of the John W. Ryan Award
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Concluding Remarks
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Poster Papers
Rate Channeling Through Deposit MenusPrithu Vatsa, University of Texas at El PasoBank Supervision as Information Production: Evidence from U.S. Bank Holding CompaniesFilippo Curti, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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