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Episodes
84 episodes since 2021
NMLS Modernization Phase One is Live - What's Changed and What Comes Next
For more information on updates to NMLS Modernization and how to get involved, visit the NMLS Modernization page on the CSBS website.Since the NMLS Annual ...
July 22, 2024
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Season 24
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Episode 3
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25:13
Charting Uncertain Waters - Q2 Community Bank Sentiment Index
Community banker sentiment remains near-neutral for a second quarter but is still rising; in the second quarter of 2024, the Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI) reached its highest level re...
July 09, 2024
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Season 24
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Episode 4
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10:53
Has the Interest Rate Pinch Finally Arrived?
Are we finally starting to see the long-awaited cooldown in economic activity? CSBS Chief Economist Tom Siems takes us along for a deep dive into interest rate data, market fluctuations, and the current state of commercial real est...
May 30, 2024
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Season 24
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Episode 3
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22:06
How State and Federal Regulators Share Information
Regulators take confidentiality seriously. So, when regulators from different states, agencies, or industries need to communicate, how do they do it? As it turns out, regulators spend months (and sometimes years) carefully setting up the infras...
May 21, 2024
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Season 24
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Episode 2
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19:59
Positive Negativity - Community Banker Sentiment Rises to Start 2024
Community banker sentiment remains negative for a ninth straight quarter, but things are looking up; in the first quarter of 2024, the Community Bank Sentiment Index (CBSI) reached its
April 23, 2024
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Season 24
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Episode 1
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13:48
What Goes Into Getting a Mortgage Broker License?
GuestRich Madison, Vice President, Credentialing and Accreditation ProgramsIn today's episode, we discuss:What a mortgage broker's license isWhat it means for your mortgage broker to be licensedW...
November 01, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 12
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10:50
The Making of NMLS: Epilogue - Lessons Learned and Wisdom from the Regulators
In the epilogue, we ask regulators to share their insights on the importance of NMLS, what we gain from a state-federal regulatory partnership and lessons learned from the NMLS development process.About "The Making of NMLS" Series...
August 02, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 11
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17:45
The Making of NMLS: 4 - A Mortgage Crisis, Congress, and 50 State Legislatures
When we left off from the last episode in September 2005, the CSBS Board of Directors had just approved the development of NMLS. In episode four, we discuss the significant trouble brewing in the mortgage market in 2006. As the mortgage crisis ...
August 02, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 10
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18:24
The Making of NMLS: 3 - Betting it All to Build NMLS
In episode three, we discuss the work that went into building NMLS and the opposition faced along the way. Staff worked to harmonize legislative and regulatory requirements across state agencies, develop uniform documents, gather feedback from ...
August 02, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 9
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16:28
The Making of NMLS: 2 - Building the Supervision Coalition
In episode two, we start with an interview with then-CSBS President and CEO John Ryan. John shares the story behind when state regulators decided it was time to develop a nationwide licensing system. We determine exactly who had the idea first,...
August 02, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 8
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21:27
The Making of NMLS: 1 - A Rapidly Changing Mortgage Market
In episode one, we discuss the financial conditions in the early 2000s. Allegations of predatory lending, an increased number of applications of unqualified individuals to issue mortgages, and increasingly risky behavior in the mortgage market ...
August 02, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 7
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22:07
The Making of NMLS: Prologue - 15 Years of NMLS
In the prologue, we speak with Vickie Peck, Executive Vice President of Products & Solutions, to reflect on how licensing through NMLS has advanced over the past 15 years.About "The Making of NMLS" SeriesThe Housing a...
August 01, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 6
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19:20
The Money Transmission Modernization Act
The Model Money Transmission Modernization Act, also known as the Money Transmitter Model Law, is a single set of nationwide standards and requirements cr...
May 10, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 4
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24:06
Community Banker Sentiment Dips to Lowest Level Since Tracking Began in 2019
CSBS Chief Economist Tom Siems shares findings from the most recent CSBS Community Bank Sentiment Index, an index derived from quarterly polling of community bankers across the nation. ...
April 12, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 3
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13:44
State Regulator Priorities in 2023
State regulators have an important mandate that requires them to protect consumers, ensure the safety and soundness of their institutions and promote economic growth. Today we talk about the priorities of state regulators in 2023, focu...
February 01, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 2
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16:18
Community Bankers Say the Recession is Already Here
CSBS Chief Economist Tom Siems shares the findings from the most recent CSBS Community Bank Sentiment Index, an index derived from quarterly polling of community bankers across the nation. We di...
January 11, 2023
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Season 2023
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Episode 1
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11:01
Common Cybersecurity Threats for Financial Institutions & Tools to Help
This week, we talk with CSBS Information Security Manager Richard Mensah about common cybersecurity threats to financial institutions, organizations designed to help combat cyber-threats, and tools state regulators have created for executive le...
October 18, 2022
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Season 3
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8:46
States of the Economy - June 2022
"States of the Economy" is a monthly look at the economic picture across the country. In this episode CSBS Chief Economist Tom Siems and host Matt Longacre discuss what the latest inflation and jobs numbers, business confidence measures and mor...
June 15, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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15:12
Community Banks Adapting to the Digital Age
Community Banks Adapting to the Digital AgeGuests:CSBS Chief Economist Thomas F. Siems<...
May 05, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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29:08
How Difficult Is It to Curb Inflation? What Tools Do We Have?
Today, we explore the challenges behind curbing inflation, the tools available to the Federal Reserve to do so, and the consequences of the Fed acting too aggressively or too gently."States of the Economy" is a monthly look at ...
April 14, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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16:49
What's Causing Inflation? What's the Impact?
"States of the Economy" is a monthly look at the economic picture across the country. In this episode CSBS Senior Economist Tom Siems and host Matt Longacre discuss what the latest inflation and jobs numbers, business confidence measures and mo...
March 09, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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16:43
The Jobs Market is in the Driver's Seat
"States of the Economy" is a monthly look at the economic picture across the country. In this episode CSBS Senior Economist Tom Siems and host Matt Longacre discuss what the latest inflation and jobs numbers, business confidence measures and mo...
February 09, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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11:00
Why Licenses Exist in Financial Services
CSBS Senior Vice President Tim Doyle sits down with me to explain what exactly makes a license a license. We discuss the difference between a license and charter, why licenses exist, what a license does and does not mean for a consumer, how lic...
January 19, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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13:14
Community Bankers See Expanded Operations, Lower Profitability in 2022
Community bankers are slightly more optimistic about future business conditions and the economic outlook than they were at the end of last year but are more concerned about future profitability than at any point since the pandemic began, accord...
January 12, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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13:34