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Three team members in the Richmond Fed’s Supervision, Regulation and Credit area have been awarded the 2025 William Taylor Award for Excellence in Bank Supervision—the highest and most prestigious honor within the Federal Reserve System’s Supervision function.

The 2026 Investing in Rural America Conference brought together more than 600 rural community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and community partners from across the country for three days of conversation, collaboration, and learning. Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, in partnership with the Federal Reserve System and Rural LISC, the conference centered on this year’s theme, the strength of rural places, and explored the people, partnerships, and locally driven approaches that can expand opportunity and strengthen rural communities.

This year’s Cyber Risk in the Financial Sector Conference brought together experts from industry, government and academia to discuss the growing threat of cyber risk in the financial sector, and the need for cyber risk management practices to continuously adapt and evolve in the face of ever-growing risks.

In January, twenty-five community leaders from across the Fifth District will embark on training as part of the 2026 cohort of the Community Investment Training program, an opportunity offered through the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Rural Investment Collaborative.

On August 14, Federal Reserve System Chief Information Security Officer Tammy Hornsby-Fink was named the winner of a 2025 National ORBIE® Award in the CISO Large Enterprise category.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Community Investment Training program, a 16-week opportunity offered through the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Rural Investment Collaborative.

On June 26, we held a District Dialogues event at the Baltimore Branch of the Richmond Fed. During this event, our guests and panelists explored the crucial role labor force participation plays in economic growth and stability.

Nearly 300 community leaders gathered in Roanoke, Va. for the 2025 Investing in Rural America Conference, to learn, connect and discuss strategies for solving issues affecting our small towns and rural communities – like child care access, the skills gap, and housing shortages.