Lending in NY State? Make Sure Your Fair Lending CMS Is Strong
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has increased its scrutiny of fair lending and redlining this year, making it more...
4 Ways to Relieve the Stress of Being a Compliance Officer
Compliance can feel like a race with no finish line. Here are some sources of stress for a compliance officer and 4 ways on how to relieve it.
The HMDA Submittal Deadline is Almost Here: 4 Questions You Should Not Be Asking
Let us revisit some of the impactful fair lending enforcement actions, fines, and lawsuits of 2020. These blogs break down what went wrong and...
How Robust Is Your Lending Compliance Program?
The best way to accomplish a robust lending compliance program will ensure you can quickly and thoroughly adapt and respond to any lending compliance risk.
3 Ways to Mitigate Redlining Risk
Enforcement actions, reviewing lending data, and taking proactive actions are 3 ways to mitigate redlining risk.
Lending Compliance & Non-English Speakers: What You Need to Know
A financial institution that has customers in languages other than English need to consider ECOA, UDAAP, and other lending compliance risks.
Mortgage Company Sued by CFPB After Ignoring Compliance, Audit Warnings & a Whistleblower Complaint
The CFPB is suing a mortgage company in CT for engaging in unlawful mortgage practices that allegedly violated the TILA, FCRA, ECOA, MAP Rule, and CFPA.
Lending Compliance 2021 Outlook: What to Expect from the Biden Administration
How will things change during the Biden Administration? Insiders predict aggressive rule writing and enforcement in our 2021 lending compliance outlook.
Common Credit Union Fair Lending Mistakes & How the NCUA Decides Which Institutes to Examine
What are the most common fair lending mistakes at credit unions? How does the NCUA decide which credit unions will be examined?
A Guide to 2020’s Top Fair Lending Enforcement Actions, Fines, and Lawsuits
Let us revisit some of the impactful fair lending enforcement actions, fines, and lawsuits of 2020. These blogs break down what went wrong and how...
3 Top Takeaways from the 2020 Fair Lending Interagency Webinar
The Federal Reserve hosted representatives at the interagency webinar from the regulatory agencies to share the top 3 fair lending takeaways and trends.
Are You Prepared to Defend Your PPP Lending?
Regulators are examining PPP lending, be sure your financial institution is prepared to defend your loan decisioning.
Let Me Tell You a Story
Let us tell you a story about a bank that works hard to comply with fair lending laws to be there for the people of Far, Far Away.
Lending Compliance: Building Up the Three Lines of Defense
A financial institution’s lending compliance management system must effectively guard the FI against unnecessary risk with these three lines of defense.
New Redlining Suit: Are You Making the Same Mistake as Redfin?
Redlining made news again when the NFHA and other fair housing organizations filed a suit against Redfin, an online real estate service.
What Went Wrong? CFPB Fines Bank $200,000 for HMDA Errors
This week we bring you a reminder that the CFPB could fine your bank $200,000 for HMDA data errors.
HMDA Data Scrubbing FAQ
Here are the answers to your most frequently asked questions about HMDA data scrubbing.
Inside USAA’s CRA Rating Downgrade and $85 Million Penalty
USAA’s CRA rating was downgraded after the OCC found llegal credit practices which cost USAA $85 million in penalties.
3 Ways to Use Consumer Complaints to Manage Lending Compliance Risk
Here are three ways financial institutions can use consumer complaint management to reduce compliance risk when it comes to fair lending.
CFPB Proposals on Small Business Data Collection
Understanding how the CFPB may implement sec 1071 of Dodd-Frank can help your FI make strategic decisions when it comes to small business data collection.
Fed Releases Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Modernization Proposal
After a long deliberation, the Federal Reserve released its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for the Community Reinvestment Act this week.
CFPB Sues Debt Collectors: Are You Making the Same Compliance Mistakes?
The CFPB sued debt collectors and debt buyers for making compliance mistakes that allegedly violated the CFPA and FDCPA.
How to Avoid Accidental Lending Bias During the Mortgage Boom
Avoid accidental lending bias during this time when home mortgage refinancing demand is at a record high and lenders are working at a frenzied pace.
CFPB Fines Mortgage Company $150,000 for Deceiving Veterans: What Went Wrong?
CFPB fines a California-based mortgage company $150,000 after sending veterans mailers with misleading or deceptive statements.
Making Lending Fair for Everyone
Fair lending means lending should be fair for everyone. Here are a few steps that financial institutions should take to help ensure everyone a...
FIs & Consumer Groups Agree: New GSE Mortgage Fee Is Not Fair
Financial institutions and consumer groups are in an uproar and both agree the new GSE fee on mortgage refinances is not fair.
Fair Lending Enforcement Is Heating Up: Avoid These 3 Mistakes
It’s been a busy summer for fair lending compliance enforcement. Both the CFPB and the Justice Department have been cracking down on Fair Lending...
COVID-19 Loan Relief: 3 Risk Management & Fair Lending Tips
Financial institutions have been working with borrowers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are 3 risk management and fair lending tips.
6 Tips for Telling Your PPP Fair Lending Story
It is important to be able to tell your Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Fair Lending story. We’re giving you 6 key tips to help you do it.
5 Headlines That Illustrate the Future of CRA Compliance
When it comes to Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance, the pressure is on! Here are 5 headlines that provide a peek at the future of CRA compliance.