The annual CRA asset-size thresholds for covered financial institutions were announced December 17, 2020 applicable for 2021. 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 1.29% increase in the CPI, the levels […]
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On December 14, 2020, the FFIEC released the public disclosures for CRA data submitted for calendar year 2019. 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
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If your institution is regulated by the FDIC or FRB, you can stop reading here, unless you want to see what could be coming your way in the near future. The OCC published a final Community Reinvestment Act rule on June 5, 2020 which marks a departure from the OCC, FDIC and FRB being “in
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The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau jointly issued an increase in the exemption thresholds for Regulation Z and Regulation M, 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 have released the new index
HPML Appraisal & Regulation Z and Regulation M Exemption Amounts Hold Steady for 2021 Read More »
It’s that time again. The NMLS 2020 Annual Renewal Period will begin November 1 and end December 31. Companies and individuals can prepare by making sure the information on their NMLS record is up to date. During this time, companies can complete their annual attestation that their record is up to date, pay their NMLS
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We are not sure when it occurred, but HUD slipped in two changes to the SCRA notice since it was last changed in March 2018. Both changes are in the final section within two bullet points. In the first bullet point, the website address for the Military Legal Assistance Office Locator was shortened, presumably to
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On August 21, 2020, the CFPB released the 2021 HMDA Filing Instructions Guide (FIG) for data collected in 2020 and reported in 2021. Besides changing the references of “2020” to “2021,” the other changes are less cosmetic, such as updated descriptions and instructions for certain fields and revisions to certain edits. Also, we note they
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Based on the 0.1% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) in effect on June 1, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a number of new triggering thresholds which go into effect on January 1, 2021. They include: The minimum interest charge disclosure threshold of $1.00 under the CARD Act will remain unchanged.
Lots of Regulation Z Updates Read More »
The Consumer Financial Protection bureau released a Statement on Supervisory and Enforcement Practices Regarding Electronic Credit Card Disclosures in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is described as a temporary and targeted flexibility for credit card issuers during this pandemic regarding the electronic provision of certain disclosures required to be in writing. Regulation Z generally
Limited Open-End Credit eSign Exemption Due to COVID-19 Read More »
Ever since I’ve been in banking, Congress was going to relax the six-transaction limitation from savings and money market accounts. We won’t talk about how long that’s been, but it’s been a while. All it took was a global pandemic. Bankers and consumers have gotten their wish. (Actually, the FRB has been looking at this
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