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A Compliance Officer's "Night Before Christmas"

A Compliance Officer's "Night Before Christmas"

We hope that this compliance-themed version of the famous holiday poem brings you joy and good cheer this season!

Dec 24, 2018 2 min read
A Compliance Officer's "Night Before Christmas" (Original)

A Compliance Officer's "Night Before Christmas" (Original)

We hope that this compliance-themed version of the famous holiday poem brings you joy and good cheer this season!

Dec 24, 2018 3 min read
$11.8M UDAAP Compliance Settlement Highlights Regulatory Priorities

$11.8M UDAAP Compliance Settlement Highlights Regulatory Priorities

Do you know your UDAAP compliance risk? For all types of financial service providers, UDAAP risk management remains a focal point...

Dec 12, 2018 4 min read
15 Unique Challenges of Banking Millennial Customers and How to Address Them

15 Unique Challenges of Banking Millennial Customers and How to Address Them

What challenges do banks face when attracting millennials? Learn 15 unique challenges of banking millennial customers, and how to address them.

Dec 5, 2018 9 min read
[Survey] Are You Tuned Into the Compliance Pulse?

[Survey] Are You Tuned Into the Compliance Pulse?

Take this compliance survey and be automatically entered to win a $150 gift card!

Dec 5, 2018 1 min read
7 Insights You'll Get from this Free HMDA Fair Lending Report

7 Insights You'll Get from this Free HMDA Fair Lending Report

With this free 2018 Edition of the HMDA Fair Lending report, you will learn 7 powerful data-driven insights that can help your financial institution...

Nov 28, 2018 5 min read
5 Strategies for Any Financial Institution's Social Media Success

5 Strategies for Any Financial Institution's Social Media Success

Learn tips on how to better manage your social media, whether you’re one person with a million other things to do or a full-time marketer at a bank.

Nov 14, 2018 3 min read
Contingency Plan Template

Contingency Plan Template

A contingency plan template can be a physical document, or a digital form used to create a compliant contingency plan.

Nov 13, 2018 1 min read
5 Ways Intelligent Branch Planning Can Save Your Bank Millions

5 Ways Intelligent Branch Planning Can Save Your Bank Millions

Here are 5 clear ways that intelligent branch planning can save your bank or credit union millions of dollars, with the numbers to prove it.

Nov 7, 2018 4 min read
5 Scary Stories Guaranteed to Give You the Compliance Creeps!

5 Scary Stories Guaranteed to Give You the Compliance Creeps!

Whether you're a Compliance Officer or a President, here are 5 scary banking stories from October guaranteed to give you the compliance creeps...

Oct 31, 2018 4 min read
How to Build a Better Bank Budget in 7 Steps

How to Build a Better Bank Budget in 7 Steps

Whether you're leading a department or an entire financial institution, you'll learn valuable tips for how to create a budget. Plus...

Oct 3, 2018 10 min read
Everything You Need to Know about Fair Lending Regression Analysis

Everything You Need to Know about Fair Lending Regression Analysis

Fair Lending Regression Analysis is useful for much more than just HMDA. Here are the answers to 9 essential questions about...

Sep 19, 2018 6 min read
Do You Qualify for the HMDA Small Filer Exemption?

Do You Qualify for the HMDA Small Filer Exemption?

If HMDA compliance is a priority for you, you need to know the details of the CFPB's HMDA Small Filer partial exemption...

Sep 12, 2018 8 min read
5 Fun Ways to Celebrate the Fair Housing Act's 50th Birthday

5 Fun Ways to Celebrate the Fair Housing Act's 50th Birthday

One of the most fundamental regulations to today's compliance landscape is the Fair Housing Act. As this landmark legislation turns 50, here...

Sep 5, 2018 5 min read
5 Lessons from HUD's "Digital Redlining" Complaint Against Facebook

5 Lessons from HUD's "Digital Redlining" Complaint Against Facebook

Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a formal complaint against Facebook for alleged digital...

Aug 22, 2018 7 min read
Which Risk Manager Would You Hire? Game of Thrones Edition

Which Risk Manager Would You Hire? Game of Thrones Edition

While we wait for next year’s final episodes, get your GoT fix with this hypothetical exercise in risk management hiring...

Aug 16, 2018 5 min read
Breaking: OCC Says Multiple CRA Downgrades for Discrimination Still Possible

Breaking: OCC Says Multiple CRA Downgrades for Discrimination Still Possible

If you're regulated by the OCC, you need to understand the updates to their policies on CRA ratings downgrades as a result of evidence of discrimination.

Aug 16, 2018 3 min read
Regulators Release 4 Valuable Warnings on Redlining Risk

Regulators Release 4 Valuable Warnings on Redlining Risk

In last month's bulletin from the Federal Reserve, the regulators released 4 warnings about Redlining risk management. You won't want to miss these valuabl…

Aug 15, 2018 6 min read
11 Powerful Headlines Showcase the Media's Focus on Redlining

11 Powerful Headlines Showcase the Media's Focus on Redlining

In the compliance world, Redlining remains a primary area of focus. Regulatory agencies, no matter their politics or priorities, agree that Redlining...

Aug 8, 2018 11 min read
Is Your Compliance Program Reactionary or Proactive?

Is Your Compliance Program Reactionary or Proactive?

Is your compliance management program reactionary, or is it proactive? In this post, you'll learn why compliance is still critically important, and...

Aug 1, 2018 7 min read
$30,000 Fair Lending Settlement Highlights Power of Community Groups

$30,000 Fair Lending Settlement Highlights Power of Community Groups

A recent Fair Lending settlement with a $1B New York-based credit union highlights the importance of a strong Fair Lending compliance risk management...

Jul 25, 2018 5 min read
A Handy Guide to the Leading Names & Faces in Banking Compliance Today

A Handy Guide to the Leading Names & Faces in Banking Compliance Today

Learn the names and faces of the individuals leading the banking compliance conversation. With this knowledge, you'll have a better sense for the who's who…

Jul 18, 2018 9 min read
Mythbusting 5 Rumors About the Dodd-Frank Rollback

Mythbusting 5 Rumors About the Dodd-Frank Rollback

In this piece, we’ll take a look at five “myths” about the so-called HMDA rollback that we’ve heard circulating amongst our friends, colleagues, customers,…

Jun 27, 2018 6 min read
3 Unusual Advantages of Women in Banking

3 Unusual Advantages of Women in Banking

In this post, we will flip the script and talk about three unique advantages women in finance have, and how you can leverage them to address...

Jun 13, 2018 7 min read
7 Buzzworthy Headlines in Compliance and Banking for May 2018 - Recap!

7 Buzzworthy Headlines in Compliance and Banking for May 2018 - Recap!

top five banking and compliance news headlines from the month of May 2018

Jun 6, 2018 8 min read
12 Tips to Help You Ace Your Next Board Meeting Presentation

12 Tips to Help You Ace Your Next Board Meeting Presentation

In this post, you'll learn 12 tips to lead a rock-star Board of Directors meeting, and leave a positive impression on the leaders of your bank...

May 30, 2018 11 min read
7 Ideas for Being a Better Negotiator with Your Team, Boss, and Board

7 Ideas for Being a Better Negotiator with Your Team, Boss, and Board

In this post, the first in our Beyond Banking series, we'll be talking about some of the more personal aspects of banking. Whether you're...

May 23, 2018 6 min read
5 Factors Your Consumer Complaint Management Program Needs to Succeed

5 Factors Your Consumer Complaint Management Program Needs to Succeed

Complaint management is an important part of your financial institutions efforts to comply and grow. Without it, your bank, credit union, or mortgage...

May 2, 2018 5 min read
FinCEN Publishes 37 Much-Anticipated Beneficial Ownership FAQs

FinCEN Publishes 37 Much-Anticipated Beneficial Ownership FAQs

Learn the 37 questions answered by FinCEN, and get even more resources about the upcoming CDD/Beneficial Ownership rule.

Apr 11, 2018 7 min read
How to Understand Your Redlining Risk in 3 Simple Steps

How to Understand Your Redlining Risk in 3 Simple Steps

Redlining risk is a red-hot topic for the regulators. Here are 3 simple steps for understanding and managing your redlining risk!

Apr 4, 2018 3 min read