Brian Waters

Brian is the President, COO & Co-Founder of findCRA where he brings over twenty years of compliance management experience to his role leading operations, sales, and marketing. As a CRA subject matter expert, Brian also manages the company’s CRA consulting services. Since co-founding findCRA in 2013, he has guided its growth from an ambitious idea to a nationally-recognized RegTech company supporting banks of all sizes with CRA objectives. During his time in banking, Brian oversaw regulatory compliance in the areas of CRA, fair lending, HMDA, lending, deposit operations, and BSA/AML for Republic Bank & Trust Company’s retail and FinTech operations. He also managed bank regulatory examinations and compliance during M&A activity. He is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM), Certified Controls Specialist (CCS), and a columnist for the ABA Bank Compliance Magazine. Brian holds B.A. degrees in Business Administration and English from Bellarmine University and resides in Louisville, Kentucky.