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Flood Insurance: What’s the Purpose?

It seems that no one really likes flood insurance. Customers don’t like paying for it, lenders...

Marijuana & Hemp: Understanding the Legality of it All

The challenge with marijuana from a banking perspective is that while individual states have chosen...

ATR & QM Policies and Procedures

When it comes to the Ability to Repay (ATR) rules and the Qualified Mortgage (QM) requirements,...

SCRA: 6% Interest Rate Cap

One of the benefits afforded to servicemembers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is...

FinCEN Issues Geographic Targeting Order

On March 11th, FinCEN issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to combat money laundering and...

TISA: Fee Terminology

One requirement of the Truth in Savings Act is that institutions use consistent fee terminology....

Truth In Lending: Rescission Period

Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) provides borrowers a “cooling off period” for certain types of...

Compliance Management Systems: Risk Assessments

One of the pillars of a Compliance Management System (CMS) is Risk Assessment. Before you can even...

Components of a Money Laundering Scheme

Frontline personnel have a unique vantage point for identifying potentially suspicious activity...

Qualified Mortgages & Safe Harbor

The purpose of Regulation Z’s Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage (QM) requirements are all...