The Winds of Change for Community Banking: Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Regulation

Bonilla, Romel; Cooper, Jenna; Emmerich, Adam; Hembd, Theresa; Kennedy, Pamela; Marquart, Blake; Nashar, Joseph

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The Winds of Change for Community Banking: Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Regulation

Abstract: The 12th annual Community Bankers Symposium, cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held at the Chicago Fed on November 17, 2017. During a full day of speeches and panels, a group of 125 community banking executives, financial industry practitioners, and supervisory agency professionals who work in the Seventh Federal Reserve District1 explored the changing landscape for community banking. This article summarizes the event?s key presentations and discussions.

Keywords: Community banking; regulation;