News & Blogs

Many Financial Institutions are once again subject to HMDA reporting. Senior Compliance Consultant Shelly Nicholl provides guidance to assist those FI’s in clearing up the confusion on reporting construction loans to builders for spec homes.

Fair Lending is a dangerous subject for Financial Institutions. Keeping staff trained and up to date on Fair Lending matters can mitigate risks of serious costly fair lending violations.

Senior Compliance Advisor Elizabeth Greene clears up the confusion of when triggered disclosures can be one click away in electronic advertising.

Matt Goble, Senior Compliance Advisor discusses the very specific rules that a lender must follow in establishing and servicing an escrow account. These rules, found in Regulation X (RESPA) (12 CFR Part 1024.17) , govern all aspects of an escrow account established for a covered loan.

Senior Advisor Lisa Lugtigheid breaks down the Fair Lending topics addressed during the Annual Fair Lending Update presented by the regulatory agencies this month.

The partnership between the banking platform giant, Temenos, and Greenomy,  the ESG Market Infrastructure, expedites fully automated non-financial reporting and monitoring of the alignment of the bank’s assets in their banking book against their sustainability objectives.

Do you find yourself confused between customer-requested cancellation and automatic termination rules for Private Mortgage Insurance? Join Matt Goble’s discussion in Back to the Basics –PMI Cancellation and Termination.

Join Jon Tavares as he wraps up his series on Debt Collection by discussing Debt Collection Enforcement Actions.

In recent examinations of debt collectors, the CFPB has identified several violations of the FDCPA and Regulation F. Jon Tavares continues his discussion on these violations and encourages that any entity collecting debts, whether they are collecting debts owed to them or are a third-party debt collector, to take note of the CFPB’s Report.

The availability of cryptocurrency appears to be rapidly increasing. However, with the increased availability of cryptocurrency, where’s the regulation?