The annual CRA asset-size thresholds for covered financial institutions were announced December 19, 2022 by the FDIC and FRB and on December 28 by the OCC applicable for 2023. The cutoff adjustments are based on the change in the CPI (Consumer Price Index) for each 12-month period ending in November, rounded to the nearest million. […]
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On December 28, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amended the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Regulation C) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z), adjusting the asset-size exemption thresholds for banks, savings associations, and credit unions. Like the CRA thresholds, the adjustments are pegged to the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price
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Based on the 8.9% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) in effect on June 1, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a number of new thresholds which go into effect on January 1, 2023. They include: Additionally, these changes affected the HOEPA threshold amounts found under 1026.32 based on the 8.3% increase
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the availability of an updated consumer publication, “What You Should Know about Home Equity Lines of Credit,” also known as the HELOC booklet, required by the Truth in Lending Act/Regulation Z (1026.40(e)). The CFPB states this version of the HELOC booklet (dated 8/22) is updated “to align with
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On December 15, 2022, the FFIEC released the public disclosures for CRA data submitted for calendar year 2020. Note: If your institution does not report CRA small business, small farm or community development lending data, then this Special Release would not apply to you. Even if your institution is not a CRA reporter, a review
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On April 16, 2020, the CFPB released a final rule affecting the thresholds for HMDA reporting. Effective July 1, 2020 the number of closed-end loans originated to be considered a “financial institution” was increased from 25 to 100 for each of the two preceding years for both depository and non-depository institutions. On September 23, 2022,
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On October 13, 2022 the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau jointly issued an increase in the exemption thresholds for Regulation Z and Regulation M exemptions, which are tied to the Consumer Price Index. Loans or leases at or below the thresholds are subject to the protections of the regulations. The regulators
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On September 29, 2022, FinCEN issued a final rule for Beneficial Ownership Reporting to support law enforcement efforts. The rule establishes timeframes for legal entities to report beneficial ownership information FinCEN as required by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). According to the publication, FinCEN will have rulemakings to: Establish rules for who may access the
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HUD updated the SCRA notice of servicemember rights which is to be provided to all mortgage loans which are delinquent. The notice is required to be provided within 45 days from the date a missed payment was due. We reviewed the form and the only changes we saw were an update of the expiration date
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So, if this article looks familiar, that’s because we sent out a similar version last year when there was so much confusion with the timing of the signing of the law, but the information is still the same. (The dates have been updated, as applicable.) On June 17, 2021 the US got its first national
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