Timothy Lange

Tim supports financial services and fintech clients, leveraging his firsthand experience with the licensing procedures in virtually every state, along with extensive knowledge of state regulators, requirements, and industry participants.

Prior to joining FS Vector, Tim was part of the founding Approved team, and before that, spent nine years working at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors as its senior director of policy, where he focused his efforts on policy and system development for state regulatory agencies. While at CSBS, Tim led external stakeholder engagement for NMLS 2.0, an overhaul designed to make NMLS more intuitive and efficient for industry users and regulators. He also managed and worked on the SAFE Act implementation in NMLS, the expanded use of NMLS for money transmitter, debt collector, consumer lender, and other non-mortgage licenses, as well as the development of the first nationwide electronic surety-bond platform. In addition, he worked nationally with state regulators and industry participants to facilitate corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.

Tim holds an M.P.A. from Syracuse University.

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