Compliance

By Valerie Moss Q True or false: Credit unions must maintain electronic disclosures on their home banking Web sites for at least 90 days.   A False . The Federal Reserve Board eliminated this requirement because industry practice is to retain the information for much longer. The Fed also eliminated... READ MORE

By John Wallace Have you recently repossessed or foreclosed on any collateral? Have your delinquencies increased during the past 12 to 18 months? If so, these are signs your lender liability exposure has increased. Given today’s increasing foreclosures, repossessions and collections, lender liability lawsuits likely will continue to rise. In... READ MORE

David Klavitter The approach to advancing the CU legislative agenda may never be the same. Last November's election gave Democrats control of the White House and widened the party’s margins in both chambers of Congress. This alone is enough to alter the direction and tempo of Washington, D.C. But in... READ MORE

CUNA’s Compliance Attorneys In addressing risks in 2009, review your CU’s compliance management structure. Compliance permeates every aspect of credit union operations: lending, collections, account opening and closing, marketing, investments, vendor relationships, employment, accounting, and governance. The list goes on. Some new and some never-ending compliance requirements are on the... READ MORE

LEAD STORY Community-chartered credit unions can benefit from select employee group (SEG) relationships as much as other credit unions. They just need to differentiate themselves from competitors and position themselves as a SEG benefit, says Ginger Salt, senior vice president of markets for $1.2 billion asset Truliant Federal Credit Union,... READ MORE

Bill Klewin Lending regulation is reaching a frenzied pace. As I look out my window, I brace for the snow, slippery conditions, and bad drivers I’ll face on my commute. That’s a great analogy for what credit unions face on the regulatory compliance front, especially for lending-related regulations. For years,... READ MORE

Karen Saul Changes aim to ease family and medical leave administration. The first-ever amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) became effective Jan. 16. The changes are intended to improve communication between employers, workers, and health-care providers. Highlights include: Military family leave. Two new entitlements became... READ MORE

Mary Dunn Some reg changes benefited CUs late last year. It's always dangerous starting out a new year by making predictions on how the months ahead will unfold. Yet it’s clear 2009 will be challenging for the economy and our nation. Credit unions also will face their share of issues,... READ MORE

Nichole Seabron State-chartered CUs’ tax form gets an overhaul. The internal revenue Service (IRS) recently overhauled Form 990 (Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax), the annual return state-chartered credit unions file. (Federal credit unions don’t file Form 990 because they aren’t subject to unrelated business income taxes.) According to... READ MORE

LEAD STORY  Fraudsters Seek Out Staff Fraudsters are taking a more personal approach to their craft through social engineering, the practice of obtaining private or proprietary information to use illicitly. So says Karen Daeke, senior vice president of security administration at $16.4 billion asset State Employees’ Credit Union, Raleigh, N.C.,... READ MORE

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 [...]

It’s here! Last week the CFPB issued the new final version of the remittance transfer rule. The final rule, which was originally supposed to be effective in February, has now been re-issued. The CFPB has given financial institutions additional time to comply with the rule so the new effective date is October 28, 2013. This [...]