Compliance

The Federal Reserve Board has proposed regulations to implement two provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act. The comment period concludes April 14. The Fed should finalize these regs early this summer, with an effective date of Aug. 22, 2010, required by law. The first provision... READ MORE

Steve Gibbs : Use technology to lessen the compliance burden and control costs. By Steve Gibbs Compliance has always been a tedious process involving much reading and even more research. In the “good old days,” disclosures were reviewed word by word and annual percentage rates were determined on a hand-held... READ MORE

By Valerie Moss Q Is it true that credit unions without formal courtesy pay programs can ignore the Fed’s new Regulation E rule on ATM and one-time debit card overdrafts?     A Not true . The Federal Reserve Board has made it clear that credit unions won’t be able... READ MORE

Barr: The financial regulatory system is fundamentally flawed. Calling credit unions an essential part of the fabric of the nation’s communities, Assistant Treasury Secretary Michael Barr pledged to help credit unions expand their small business lending activity. Barr, speaking during Tuesday’s General Session, also commented on the Treasury's recent work... READ MORE

Hyland: Don't wait to seize the future. Entering the stage to the strains of R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know it,” NCUA Vice Chair Gigi Hyland told General Session attendees to seize the future—pronto. “It’s the end of the world as we know it and it’s... READ MORE

Credit union boards don’t have to know all the compliance answers. But boards must be able to ask key questions to ensure their credit union is “on track” complying with laws and regulations, said Kathy Thompson, CUNA’s senior vice president/associate general counsel for regulatory compliance, during a Tuesday panel discussion... READ MORE

While NCUA has spent more time recently "addressing credit unions’ immediate problems,” NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz said that both the agency and the credit union movement in general "have stronger reason for long-term optimism" and "can again think of the credit union industry's longer-term potential" as the economy begins to... READ MORE

Nader Moghaddam Time to look at the economy and regulatory changes with clear eyes. At this time last year, we arrived at our nation’s capital encased in a heavy fog of confusion and uncertainty. Issues that loomed over attendees at the Credit Union National Association’s 2009 Governmental Affairs Conference included:... READ MORE

Valerie Y. Moss New regs emphasize integrity of consumer information CUs provide. Last year, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the federal banking agencies finalized regulations to implement the accuracy, integrity, and direct-dispute provisions of Section 312 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT)... READ MORE

New mortgage staff registration requirements should be finalized any day now. The requirements implement the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. released its draft final rules in November 2009, and CUNA expects the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) rules, applicable... 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 [...]