Caleb A. Bobo

Experience

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  American Action Forum

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Research Intern (Regulatory Policy)
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  City of Topeka

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Intern, Department of Neighborhood Relations
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  The Chamber, Lawrence, Kansas

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Intern, Government & Community Affairs
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  St. Louis Regional Chamber

  Oct 2016 - May 2017

  Public Policy Intern
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  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2020

  - Produced written policy briefs on legislative/regulatory topics for internal and external audiences- Provided research support on policy/regulatory projects led by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System- Presented to internal and external audiences on the CRA and community development topics- Led and assisted on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations of small, intermediate-small, and large banks- Contributed regularly to the Community Development staff's quarterly newsletter on CRA/community development topics- Performed qualitative/quantitative research to support Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations - Led and assisted on compliance and fair lending exams of district state-member Show less

  • Senior Assistant Examiner - Consumer Affairs

    Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Assistant Examiner - Consumer Affairs

    Feb 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Associate II - Community Development (CRA Group)

    Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
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  UMB Bank

  Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  Compliance Specialist - Community Development

  - Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on the bank's assessment areas to ensure deposit/loan products, branching strategies, and community development activities are meeting area needs and fulfilling regulatory requirements- Trained internal staff on emerging community development trends and applicable regulatory changes to the CRA- Briefed senior bank leadership on the regulatory implications of activities conducted by other lines-of-business- Worked with market leadership to build a long-term strategy for community development activity and engagement- Sought out new/maintained established community relationships and partnerships in order to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income individuals/geographies, small businesses, and small farms- Managed the tracking and documentation of community development activities within all 25 of the bank's markets- Represented the bank on industry committees, working-groups, and task forces Show less

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  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

  Mar 2021 - now

  - Represented the Reserve Bank on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) modernization working groups organized by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System- Assisted central-points-of-contact in the ongoing CRA supervision of the District's largest, most complex state-member banks - Trained and developed new staff on CRA examination procedures and practices- Led CRA exams for large banks and complex, intermediate-small banks across the District- Led and supported efforts to update internal CRA examination procedures- Led and supported compliance and fair lending exams of district state-member banks- Provided research support to Supervision Policy, Research, and Analysis (SPRA)'s policy analysts and economists on various topics including regional economic trends, consumer-protection laws and regulations, and community banking - Produced issue (policy) briefs and newsletter articles on federal policy/regulatory developments - Completed coursework, on-the-job training, and assessments in order to finish the Federal Reserve's Examiner Commissioning Program (ECP) Show less

  • Supervisory Examiner/CRA Program Manager - Consumer Affairs

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Examiner/Senior Analyst - Consumer Affairs

    Mar 2021 - Apr 2022