Specialties
Data Validation
Regulatory Assessment Assistance
Audit Co-Source
Periodic Compliance Quality Control
System Conversion Validation
Compliance Guidance When and How You Need It
Supporting you with in-depth skills and experience when you need an extra dose of expertise or need help with a last-minute crisis.
Miscellaneous projects and last-minute crises arise at every bank, and sometimes you need a couple of extra hands.
We're here to help you satisfy the requirement for examination reports, whether you feel confident that your program is on target and want assurances that your strategy is on track, or you worry that some aspects of your program are lacking.
Whether your team is focused on higher priorities or you need a dash of additional expertise, TCA brings you à la carte services in several categories.
Even better, we serve them up with the systematic approach that you expect from TCA.
They include:
Risk Assessment Assistance
Physical growth and expanded services are a terrific way to serve your customers and communities and build your bank.
But adding new branches and rolling out new products and services carry a risk that you need to identify first.
We consider both the big picture and the tiny moving parts of your plan to pinpoint potential trouble spots so you can address them before you cut the ribbon on your new building or launch new suites of products.
We can conduct the entire risk assessment on your behalf or field questions and act as an advisor.
Since our team has guided numerous banks—both large and small and in multiple markets and product categories—in their growth, we bring an informed, fresh perspective.
Audit Co-Source
Staffing shortages? Competing priorities?
TCA can help fulfill any of your audit commitments in all areas of consumer compliance whenever you're struggling to meet your audit deadlines.
Define your needs and preferences. Then, we’ll get the work done.
Periodic Compliance Quality Control
When you're selling to investors, you already know about the requirements for quality control.
But have you also considered a robust consumer compliance review?
You can expect us to scrutinize your files – running them through the alphabet regs, searching for red flags, and identifying potential deficiencies.
We’ll check off all the boxes for you, tell you about potential trouble spots, and explain how to protect your bank.
System Conversion Validation
It's always smart to validate the system whenever you roll out a new core or loan origination system so that documents, disclosures, notifications, and statements meet regulatory requirements.
We can step in to review system output and verify that the hundreds of responses to questions about products and services are correct and that the appropriate codes were selected.
TCA’s A Better Way ensures that you have the right resources and system capabilities in place that will support your growth and success.
Key deliverables include:
- Helping you to develop compliance plans that allow you to satisfy requirements for examination reports.
- Providing full-service or à la carte assistance when and how you need it.
- Bringing you best practices and extra know-how when you’re short on time or staff.
- Delivering peace of mind that your strategies, processes, and procedures are appropriate to your bank's risk.
Compliance Consulting Insights
B Prepared for Compliance in Commercial Lending
It’s common for many lenders to believe that commercial lending is exempt from federal compliance regulations. However, this would be untrue – commercial loans are subject to the following compliance regulations: Regulation C/HMDA, Flood Disaster Protection Act, and Regulation B/ECOA. This article will focus on only one the regulations above – Regulation B. Under this […]
2022 Census Tracts Changes What it May Mean for Your Assessment Area
The 2020 Census data has been released by the US Census – and it may impact your Assessment Area for CRA and your Lending Area for Fair Lending. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) which provides uniformity and consistency in the supervision of financial institutions, incorporates the US Census data in a format that […]
A Refresh on Regulation B’s Special Purpose Credit Program
On April 26, 2022, Wolters Kluwer conducted a webinar “Special Purpose Credit Programs: Everything You Always Wanted to Know”. The speakers included: Patrice Ficklin, Fair Lending Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pamela Perry, Vice President, Single-Family Equitable Housing, Freddie Mac Kenneth Scott, Citibank Anand Raman, Skadden Arps The speakers discussed the credit needs […]
Regulatory Updates – Second Quarter 2022
Below is a link to the Regulatory Updates as of the end of Q2. TCA provides A Better Way for you to track Compliance updates and keep your organization on track. You can download the updates in a PDF form here. As always, TCA is here to help with A Better Way to answer all […]
Identifying Higher Risk Customers using Keyword Searches
Financial institutions are facing increased regulatory pressure on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) procedures, particularly regarding inherently higher-risk customer types. CDD is critical to identifying and monitoring customers involved in higher-risk activities. Identification of higher-risk customers starts at account opening and your account opening procedures should incorporate this due diligence. Some […]
Regulatory Updates – First Quarter 2022
Below is a link to the Regulatory Updates as of the end of Q1. TCA provides A Better Way for you to track Compliance updates and keep your organization on track. You can download the updates in a PDF form here. As always, TCA is here to help with A Better Way to answer all […]
