Educating and Mentoring Your Team
Bringing customized education and coaching to keep your team informed on the latest compliance regulations.
We train, coach, and mentor your staff and executives to help them understand their responsibilities and build the skills necessary to foster an institution-wide culture of compliance.
Creating and sustaining a culture of compliance starts with ensuring that all employees, from board members to the bank’s frontline staff, thoroughly understand compliance rules and regulations and know their obligations.
TCA has been conducting formal and informal training since the inception of the company 30 years ago.
During every engagement, we take the opportunity to coach your compliance professionals and impart the knowledge we have.
We also provide formal education in all aspects of compliance and develop training, presentation materials, and targeted classes that conform to your needs and address your bank’s unique vulnerabilities.
Sometimes, it’s as simple as training the frontline staff on the compliance requirements associated with opening a savings account. Some ask us to mentor new compliance officers and broaden their skills.
Others seek reinforcement training for board members concerning their oversight role. That may entail detailing the emerging regulatory landscape and illustrating how nurturing a culture of compliance intersects with keeping the bank competitive serves as a trusted asset in its community.
No matter your education needs, TCA provides A Better Way to develop your bank’s intellectual capital.
Key deliverables include:
- Providing live or remote training sessions tailored to your bank’s needs.
- Conveying clear and relatable communication of regulatory requirements.
- Developing sensible recommendations and feasible implementation strategies.
Training Insights
Understanding REMA
A common acronym being discussed more and more in fair lending circles is REMA. The goal of this article is to establish a better understanding of what REMA is and how it can impact your bank. REMA is defined as the Reasonable Expected Market Area, which is the geographical area the regulatory agency believes a […]
2019 Regulation E Claim Calendar
These days, losses from Regulation E error claims are accepted by many institutions as the cost of doing business. Many institutions are relying more heavily upon internal and/or third-party fraud detection and prevention resources. But as you know, managing risk of loss is just part of the story. Regulation E compliance and financial risk continues […]
Cybersecurity: A Quick Overview in 5 Easy Steps
Part 1 of a 6-Part Series Network security, once thought of as an IT issue, is now Cybersecurity. A name change was necessary to keep up with the times, but no matter what it is called, is it still just an IT issue? We don’t think so. A shift in thinking and a different perspective […]
Government Shutdown Financial Assistance
The government shutdown has ended for now, which is a relief to thousands of government workers. However, with another shutdown looming, many banks have asked in this period of uncertainty: How can we help affected individuals? Since we cannot predict the future, we thought the following would provide some ideas. The regulatory agencies have provided […]
CRA Asset-size Thresholds Announced for 2019
The annual CRA asset-size thresholds for covered financial institutions were announced on December 20, 2018 applicable for 2019. 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. As a result of the 2.59% increase in the CPI, the […]
Submit Comments to CRA Modernization Initiative
Several staff members of Thomas Compliance Associates (TCA) attended the recent CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium and obtained valuable information from the sessions. One theme that stood out and presenters stressed was that bankers can help shape the re-write of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulation. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) […]