Special Release

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 […]

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

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

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

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

As the war in Ukraine escalates, the United States, by Executive Order from the President, has issued increasingly restrictive economic sanctions against Russia. As the volatility increases, the challenges facing U.S. financial institutions to avoid processing prohibited transactions also increases. As the effective date for several sanctions approaches, individuals and businesses may attempt to send

On January 21, 2022 the FDIC notified insured Institutions of simplification for the calculation of Deposit Insurance for Trust Accounts and Mortgage Servicing Accounts which will be effective April 1, 2024 (so, plenty of time to ease into the change). If you don’t want to read the 62-page regulation, you can always read on, or