CONFERENCE OF STATE BANK SUPERVISORS

CONFERENCE OF STATE BANK SUPERVISORS THE CONFERENCE OF STATE BANK SUPERVISORS (CSBS) IS THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FINANCIAL REGULATORS FROM ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. CSBS ADVOCATES FOR THE DUAL BANKING SYSTEM AND PROVIDES STATES WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOSTERING INNOVATIVE, RESPONSIVE SUPERVISION. CSBS, ON BEHALF OF STATE REGULATORS, ALSO OPERATES THE NATIONWIDE MULTISTATE LICENSING SYSTEM & REGISTRY (NMLS). STATES USE THE NMLS TO LICENSE AND REGISTER FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ITS SUPERVISORY COMPONENT, THE STATE EXAMINATION SYSTEM (SES) TO HARMONIZE AND AUTOMATE SUPERVISORY PROCESSES, STREAMLINING EXAMINATIONS AND IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.