Three Risk Management Tenets for Growth in a Difficult Environment
Recent trends, from the drop in oil prices to changes in the auto loan market, underscore the importance of risk management fundamentals.
Browsing: Compliance and Risk
ABA Seeks Additional Flood Insurance Guidance
ABA and members of its Flood Working Group last week submitted a list of questions and proposed answers to the Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC seeking clarity on a number of flood insurance related issues. The Q&A was submitted after regulators, in response to ABA’s request for additional guidance, indicated that they would consider questions
CFPB Issues Final HMDA Expansion Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today finalized a rule required by the Dodd-Frank Act that expands the data lenders are required to collect and report under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. The new required information includes the property value, loan term and the duration of any introductory interest rates, as well as underwriting and pricing
A Conversation with the Comptroller
Frank Keating discusses top banking issues—from regulatory relief and cybersecurity to de novos and the future of the mutual charter—with Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry.
Banks Push Back Against FTCPA
By Jeff Fotta
CFPB Guidance Reiterates Changed Approach to RESPA Section 8
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a bulletin today describing its findings that Marketing Services Agreements are often used as a means to circumvent RESPA’s prohibitions on kickbacks and referral fees under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act’s Section 8 provisions.
House Passes TRID Grace Period Through Feb. 1
By a bipartisan 303-121 vote, the House last night passed H.R. 3192, which would provide a safe harbor from enforcement actions and private civil actions for lenders making good-faith efforts to implement the new TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures. The safe harbor would extend to Feb. 1.
CFPB Outlines Initial Plans to Curtail Arbitration Agreements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today unveiled a plan that would prohibit customers from waiving their ability to participate in class action suits and limits drastically the use of mandatory arbitration agreements for financial products and services.
Fannie, Freddie Issue Guidance on TRID Compliance, Putbacks
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac yesterday issued letters to the mortgage lenders they work with explaining their posture toward compliance with the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures, which went into effect for new mortgage applications on Saturday.