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NMLS Modernization Public Comment Proposal Town Hall Webinar

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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has scheduled an NMLS Modernization Town Hall on Thursday, May 13, at 3 p.m. EDT...

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Aileen Ng
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The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has scheduled an NMLS Modernization Town Hall on Thursday, May 13, at 3 p.m. EDT, to provide an overview of its proposal for public comment on the Networked Licensing Model, Licensing Requirements Framework, Core Requirements and Identity Verification, as part of the NMLS modernization efforts.

The comment submissions are due by May 31, 2021. The registration for the webinar is available here.

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