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Karen Derksen

Vice President/Bank CRA Officer, NBT Bank

About Karen

Karen Derksen is Vice President/Bank CRA Officer at NBT Bank, where she develops and implements programs to ensure the bank meets the needs of the communities it serves in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. She focuses on program compliance and identifies opportunities for impact. Karen is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager and Fair Lending Expert. Karen has over 25 years of banking experience, with an emphasis on compliance. She is a member of the CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium and the Fair Lending Compliance Professionals.

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