Are Your Third-Party Vendors Protecting the Rights of Servicemembers?
America’s armed forces protect our country—and the financial services industry is supposed to do the same for servicemembers.
Preventing the Top 3 Vendor SLA Mistakes
one of the most effective tools in a financial institution’s vendor management arsenal, but too many institutions make major mistakes when crafting SLAs.
Compliance Emergency Room - Tracking Exam and Audit Findings
Your latest audit just revealed findings. What now? It's time to triage them in your compliance emergency room. What's that? Read more to find out.
Vendor Mistake Costs Bank $10 Million
Think your bank is compliant and following the law? You can’t be sure unless you’re closely monitoring your vendors.
BSA Meets Vendor Management
How necessary is it to document your vendor selection process? If a new law in New York state is any indication, it’s becoming more and more important.
What is Vendor Management?
If you've ever wondered, what is vendor management exactly, we've broken it down to help you understand if vendor management is right for you.
Regulators Use Mystery Shoppers for $10.6M Fair Lending & Redlining Settlement
The CFPB is now using mystery shoppers to identify Fair Lending and Redlining risk, resulting in a recent $10.6M settlement. Learn about this new...
The Real Cost of Compliance for Lenders [Infographic]
The cost of compliance for banks and lenders in 2016 is high. Learn key facts and figures about the real cost of compliance with this free infographic!
Ncontracts Appoints Tom Bell to Board of Directors
This week Ncontracts, a leading provider of risk management and vendor management to the financial services industry, announced Tom Bell as its newest addi…
5 Basics of Strong Fair Lending Compliance Management in 5 Minutes
Fair Lending compliance can be complex, but there are 5 basic elements that any strong compliance management system should have. See how yours compares!
5 Questions to Learn if Fair Lending Regression Analysis is Right for You!
Fair Lending Regression Analysis is a powerful compliance tool, but it's not right for everyone. Ask these 5 questions and learn if Regression is right...
Compete with the CFPB for Complaints...It's Good Business!
The CFPB is actively seeking consumer complaints - are you competing for access to those complaints from your consumers? You should be. Learn why.
Beware Fair Lending Risks Associated with Second Reviews & Exceptions
A recent HUD settlement highlights potential Fair Lending risks related to second reviews & exceptions. Learn about the agreement and our observations.
Can Your Third-party Vendor Fend off Cyber Attacks?
What do the Bangladesh central bank and your third-party vendors have in common? They need to be taking steps to protect from cyber attacks.
When Third-Party Vendors Mean Quadruple the Risk
Financial institutions outsource to be efficient. Whether it’s offering competitive products and services or making good use of staff resources,
5 Reasons to Smile About Regulatory Compliance
If you are headed to San Diego for the ABA Regulatory Compliance Conference, please visit TRUPOINT in booth 415. Here are 5 things we're looking forward to…
Four Ways to Ensure Your Vendors Are Prepared for Disaster
If you’re dependent on a third-party vendor that can’t quickly recover from a disaster, there’s a major gap in your own business continuity plan.
CFPB Annual Report Shines Light on Fair Lending
CFPB provides great insight into today's fair lending priorities (Mortgage, Indirect Auto, Credit Card, Small Business) and common tripwires.
The $30 Million Spreadsheet: The hidden costs of spreadsheets–and their mistakes
As regulatory guidance has expanded the scope of regulations, risk and vendor management have grown more complicated. Enterprise risk management
Community Bankers of Michigan expands its endorsement of Ncontracts
Community Bankers of Michigan announces an expansion of their partnership with Ncontracts.
The OCC Walks the Enterprise Risk Management Walk—and So Should You
For years regulatory agencies have emphasized the importance of enterprise risk management (ERM). Now the OCC is taking its own advice.
Fair Lending 101: Pricing is Only One Piece of the Puzzle
Some compliance officers think Fair Lending is all about pricing risk, but it's just one piece of the puzzle. Here are the 8Fair Lending risk to know!
Community Bankers Association of Ohio Expands Partnership with Ncontracts
Community Bankers Association of Ohio announces an expansion of their partnership with Ncontracts.
Tennessee Bankers Association Endorses Ncontracts Risk Management Solutions
Tennessee Bankers Association Endorses Ncontracts Risk Management Solutions
Limited English Proficiency & Consumer Compliance: Unpeeling the Onion
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is an important consideration in Fair Lending compliance. Here, we'll share regulatory perspectives and our advice.
A Quick Guide to the CFPB's Supervisory Highlights Report
The CFPB's Winter 2016 Supervisory Report provides valuable guidance and insight to lenders about their priorities and the direction of the industry.
9 Regulatory Priorities for the Next 2 Years, from the CFPB
From consumer reporting to small business lending, here are 9 regulatory compliance priorities for the next 24 months that the CFPB outlined.
$2.8M Redlining Settlement Impacts Community Banks
A recent $2.8M HUD redlining settlement with a $350M bank highlights the need for strong redlining risk management system. Learn more here!
ICBA Endorses Ncontracts As New Preferred Service Provider of Vendor Management Solutions
ICBA Endorses Ncontracts As New Preferred Service Provider of Vendor Management Solutions
Fair Lending 101: Defining Fair Lending Audits, Risk Assessments, Self-Tests & More
Read this short post to learn the differences between Fair Lending risk assessments, self-tests, compliance audits, data analysis and more!