Camden Fine is a Senior Fellow at Better Markets where he provides advice on bank regulatory policy and other matters relevant to financial services, especially where it pertains to community banking.

Fine is also president and CEO of Calvert Advisors, LLC, a public policy consulting firm which he started after retiring as President/CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America¨ (ICBA), a Washington, D.C. based national association representing the interests of more than 5,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types.

A native Missourian and career community banker, Fine came to ICBA in May 2003. Before joining ICBA, Fine chartered and organized Midwest Independent Bank of Jefferson City, MO, and served as its president and CEO for 20 years. In addition, Fine owned MainStreet Bank of Ashland, MO. Prior to his banking career, Fine served as the Missouri State Director of Taxation and Collection. Fine was appointed to the position by former Governor Christopher “Kit” Bond.

Fine did his undergraduate work at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Missouri-Columbia where he received a B.A. in History and English. Fine also did post graduate work in public administration at the University of Missouri and graduated “With Distinction” from the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware.

Fine has had opinion pieces published in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The New York Times, USA Today, Politico, and The Hill newspapers. Fine has been a guest host on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” several times and has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Fox Business News, Bloomberg, PBS, and NPR. He has been recognized by The Hill newspaper and Politico as a top lobbyist for the past 16 consecutive years. As CEO of the ICBA, Fine was named by Politico and CEO Update as one of the 10 most influential Association CEOs in Washington, DC.