Thanks to an eagle‐eyed client for sharing with us a best‐kept secret that HUD released an updated SCRA Notice. As you know, the old form expired in December 2017. From what we can tell, the only changes to the notice are dates and the reference to 50 USC 3901‐4403, which was changed from the former […]
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On March 13, 2018, the CFPB issued an updated Small Entity Compliance Guide (SEG) to incorporate recent 2018 changes to the Regulation E Prepaid Card rules which take effect on April 1, 2019. The Bureau released guidance for completing the short‐form disclosure for prepaid accounts, which includes not only a line‐by‐line how‐to but specifics on
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On February 21, 2018, the FFIEC released a revised HMDA: Getting It Right guide (GIR) for Regulation C changes which took effect on January 1, 2018. The GIR is in the same format as previous guides and it includes the regulation, appendices and commentary in 12 CFR §1002 plus the CFPB tools. The GIR is
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FinCEN announced updates to the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing format in a notice to e‐filers. The announcement says that the revisions adhere to the changes listed in FinCEN’s February 2, 2017 Federal Register notice and will be live in June 2018. In these new filings, batch submissions will have to be made in an
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On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a statement indicating that the 2018 HMDA LAR Formatting Tool is now available. The tool, which is available here, is for use by those institutions not currently using an automated system for processing their HMDA LAR. Under the new HMDA reporting rules, an
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Washington pulled through with a temporary compromise on extending government funding on Monday, thereby continuing to fund many “non‐essential” services and programs – one of which is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). However, this provides us with a three week window and if additional compromises or an agreement is not made we may find
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On January 4, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a Memorandum which reverses the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) stance on enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act as it relates to medical and recreational marijuana that is legal at the state level. How this will impact federal prosecution of the marijuana industry is uncertain, but the
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