Compliance

CUNA’s Community Credit Union &Growth Conference isn’t just for community credit unions. It’s for every credit union looking to capture membership potential. The conference, Oct. 21-24 in Las Vegas, will explore a diverse range of topics, including: • Community credit union best practices; • Reaching out to Hispanics; • Targeting generation Y; • Financial... READ MORE

Mary Dunn Serious issues with the 21-day rule persist. Whether financial reform can proceed in Congress is unclear. But one component of the Obama administration’s reform package that could advance is the proposal for the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). While the prospects for Senate action on the proposed... READ MORE

Nichole Seabron Changes affect fees, disclosures, and advertising. The Federal Reserve Board’s revisions to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) definitely will affect how your credit union does business—in both major and minor ways. It’s worth taking a closer look at two amendments in particular: the changes under the Mortgage Disclosure... READ MORE

Among the 1,278 financial institution robberies during the second quarter of 2009, 117 occurred at credit unions, according to statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). That’s far less than banks suffered during this period (1,124) but more than thrifts (26) and mutual savings banks (11). Cash was taken... READ MORE

By Valerie Moss Q Must a credit union provide an adverse action notice under Regulation B when it turns down a business loan application?   A Yes . Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity) applies to all credit—commercial as well as consumer loans. However, if two or more people have applied... READ MORE

Valerie Moss The focus today is on extending RDC to consumers. Remote deposit capture (RDC) refers to a range of services that allow users to scan checks/share drafts at remote locations and transmit the scanned images to financial institutions for posting and clearing. Locations may include the credit union’s branches... READ MORE

Jim Jerving New legislation ‘eases the pain’ and boosts CU ROA. Turbulence within the corporate credit union system and the effects on retail credit unions were dominant topics at the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) earlier this year. In May, passage of S. 896, the Helping... READ MORE

John Magill Poorly prepared legislation can have unintended consequences. This is a time of unprecedented change in America’s financial services sector. Credit unions, despite wearing the “white hats” through the financial crisis of the past year, have not been—and will not be—completely insulated from the aftermath of the financial collapse.... READ MORE

Relentless torrent of new regulations creates concern and confusion. Bill Klewin The surge in regulatory compliance issues continues, especially in the lending area. Given what the nation is going through, triggered by shoddy lending practices, the greater regulatory regimen is appropriate. Regulators and legislators in Washington, D.C., however, are tripping... READ MORE

  Key concerns will continue to dominate the regulatory landscape. Mary Dunn Working in the Credit Union National Association’s (CUNA) Washington office lately has been like being in the vortex of a hurricane. The issues keep swirling as the regulatory storm intensifies. While CUNA follows virtually all issues affecting credit... READ MORE

It is almost a holiday weekend. I know that all of you compliance folks are tired from the CFPB’s onslaught of final and proposed rules. You have been going full speed since January. And, the CFPB is going to be issuing a lot more “stuff” in June. So, I thought I would take a minute to [...]

If you remember last summer, NCUA’s Office of Consumer Protection notified over 1000 federal credit unions across the country of their eligibility for low income designation.  NCUA’s initiative was in part due to President Obama’s relief and recovery package to help drought stricken states across the country.   Many of you accepted the designation; however, do [...]

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase only qualified mortgages as of January 10, 2014. For those of us that follow the secondary mortgage market and compliance regulations, this shouldn’t be much of a surprise.   The new CFPB rule allows for loans to be underwritten as either [...]