Examinations are placing greater emphasis on data integrity, pricing disparities, marketing practices, and redlining indicators. TCA supports institutions throughout the examination cycle to reduce uncertainty, resolve examiner concerns, and promote stronger examination outcomes.
We provide hands-on support before, during, and after fair lending exams so your team is confident, prepared, and positioned to respond effectively to examiner inquiries and priorities.
Pre-Exam Preparation
TCA helps institutions prepare by:
- Reviewing historical lending data and risk indicators
- Pre-assessing marketing and outreach practices
- Evaluating pricing and underwriting variability
- Stress-testing potential examiner questions and findings
During the Examination
- TCA provides in-exam support, including:
- Assisting with data and documentation requests
- Assisting with responses to examiner inquiries
- Providing context and narrative explanations
- Supporting institution SMEs throughout the process
- Clarifying methodologies and risk interpretations
Post-Exam Follow-Up
Post-exam support includes:
- Evaluating examiner conclusions
- Reviewing MRA/MRIAs and observations
- Developing remediation plans
- Enhancing Fair Lending Program components
- Preparing management and board reporting
Benefits to Institutions
Institutions leverage TCA for:
- Increased confidence during regulatory engagement
- Reduced compliance and reputation risk
- Smoother examiner communication
- More efficient responses and faster resolution
Additional Fair Lending Topics
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) […]
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