Compliance

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

Michael McLain Reg Z permits creditors to change HELOC terms in some circumstances. With declining home values plus increasing foreclosures, unemployment, and bankruptcies, credit unions offering home equity lines of credit (HELOC) should understand how these situations affect their rights to modify HELOC terms and conditions. Take proper action to... READ MORE

NCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives (OSCUI) is offering yet another free webinar.  This webinar will discuss how collaboration can help Credit Unions compete and offer greater value to their members.   NCUA’s OSCUI typically fosters development for small, new and low income designation credit unions; however, this webinar is open to credit unions of [...]

Given the volume and complexity of the CFPB’s new mortgage rules related to Reg Z and Reg X, we haven’t focused much on the new Reg B appraisal rule. However, we are seeing some confusion with the timing requirements, so here is some information that hopefully clarifies the timing. The rule generally provides that a [...]

In January you were shocked at the sheer volume of mortgage rules.  From February through May you attended trainings, read summaries, or read the actual rules and began to understand them.  Now that you understand them, you know how difficult and time-consuming implementation of the new rules will be; and, now that summer is in full [...]