Losing Control: Poor Compliance Controls Lead to $28.5 Million in Fines and Redress for Navy FCU
Empty threats are rarely a good idea—and sometimes they are straight-up illegal. That’s the lesson $73 billion-asset Navy Federal Credit Union is learning.
Your Vendor Shortlist is Not a State Secret
Keeping your vendor shortlist a secret may seem like a good idea, but protecting it only serves to limit your options as the buyer.
How Not to Manage Risk–A Lesson Courtesy of Wells Fargo
Either Wells Fargo didn’t have strong enough account opening and management policies and procedures in place or there wasn’t a strong enough system ensure
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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!
9 Keys for a Successful Fair Lending Compliance Management Program
Developing a strong Fair Lending compliance management program can be difficult. Here are the 9 key elements of a strong compliance program!
Cybersecurity Maturity: How Grown up is your Solution?
How effective is your cybersecurity solution? We look at this question and how to make improvements where necessary.
Becoming Unbreakable: Why Business Continuity is Critical for FIs
Effective business continuity plans (BCPs) are essential for any business but especially critical for financial institutions.
The Perps Behind Cyber Crime May Not Always Be Who You Think
Have you heard of social engineers? You may imagine them as professionals who bring people from different backgrounds into fellowship for the greater good.
This is How We Guarantee Compliance Success for Our Clients
Ever wondered what TRUPOINT does, why we do it, and how we add value? Here's some detail on our approach to compliance analysis and consulting.
5 Regulatory Compliance Priorities for 2016 and Beyond
Here are 5 regulator priorities for 2016 and beyond - use this insight to plan your compliance goals for the new year!
Black Friday, Card Creepers, and Aluminum; Oh My!
A glimmer of hope in this hackable world began to shine on October 1, 2015, when the issuance of EMV “chipped” credit cards became mandatory. These chips..
The FFIEC Brings the Board to the Block
With the FFIEC’s November 2015 release of the organization’s IT Technology Examination Handbook, many financial institutions’ board members get surprises.