What You Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
Stay informed about the Corporate Transparency Act, its impact on your financial institution, and how to mitigate compliance risk with change management.
Reducing Risk with Consumer Complaint Management
The only thing worse than a consumer complaint is a consumer complaint that’s ignored and never addressed.
Top 10 Reasons Why Compliance Officers Deserve to Be Celebrated
What does a compliance officer do at a bank? In this blog, we explain what they do along with 10 reasons why they deserve to be celebrated.
8 Red Flags Indicating Potential Fair Lending Risk
When assessing Fair Lending risk, it’s not just what your FI is doing, but what it’s not doing. These 8 red flags may indicate potential Fair Lending risk.
3 Things Compliance Officers Should Do to Prepare for an Exam
We'll share 3 actions the best compliance officers take, and 6 steps for Fair Lending exam prep. If you have an upcoming exam, you need to read this.
Regulatory Compliance in 2023: We Answer Your Top 5 Questions
Regulatory compliance experts help you get exam ready and talk about the top 8 areas examiners will be looking at
Lending Compliance Q&A for Lenders
Lenders are focused on bringing in and closing loans, but they are also responsible for compliance. Here are some Q&As to help stay focused and compliant.
Is Your FI Complying with Fair Lending Laws? - Leverage Analytics
Is your financial institution complying with Fair Lending laws? It’s a deceptively simple question with a complicated answer.
Six Common IT Exam Issues—and the Controls You Need to Address Them
The six most commons IT exam flaws, according to examiners
Missed Opportunities: How Compliance & Marketing Can Work Together to Increase Loan Volume & Reduce Lending Compliance Risk
When the compliance and marketing teams openly communicate, the result is more focused campaigns to increase loan volume and reduce potential problems.
Want to Avoid Litigation? Make Sure Your Financial Institution Isn’t Making These Three Common Mistakes
Read on for three common compliance management mistakes that can result in litigation.
Ask a Risk Manager: How Can Risk Management & Compliance Work Together?
How can risk management and compliance work together as partners at a financial institution?
The CFPB’s Focus on Avoiding Foreclosures: What You Need to Know
After one year into the pandemic, the CFPB says that financial institutions have had time to adapt, and protecting consumers is the CFPB’s top priority.
Supervisory Highlights: What We Can Learn from Others to Avoid Getting in Trouble
Here're the top highlights to know more about the landscape, make changes to be uncriticised, and view your business. Read the article to know more.
The Cost of Non-Compliance: Lending Compliance Edition
From tens of thousands to millions of dollars, the cost of non-compliance can be painfully high.
What is a Fair Lending Compliance Management System (CMS)?
Now is the time for institutions to strengthen fair lending compliance management systems (CMS), including fair lending programs that ensure compliance.
The Cost of Compliance in 2021
Compliance isn’t cheap—but how much does it really cost the financial services industry and financial institutions like yours in 2021?
Flood Insurance: Compliance Tips for Avoiding Costly Penalties
Flood insurance always comes across as a simple regulation, yet we need to remember these compliance tips for avoiding costly penalties.
Let Me Tell You a Story
Let us tell you a story about a bank that works hard to comply with fair lending laws to be there for the people of Far, Far Away.
Lending Compliance: Building Up the Three Lines of Defense
A financial institution’s lending compliance management system must effectively guard the FI against unnecessary risk with these three lines of defense.
New Redlining Suit: Are You Making the Same Mistake as Redfin?
Redlining made news again when the NFHA and other fair housing organizations filed a suit against Redfin, an online real estate service.
HMDA Data Scrubbing FAQ
Here are the answers to your most frequently asked questions about HMDA data scrubbing.
3 Ways to Use Consumer Complaints to Manage Lending Compliance Risk
Here are three ways financial institutions can use consumer complaint management to reduce compliance risk when it comes to fair lending.
Citibank’s $400 Million ERM & Compliance Fine: 6 Lessons Learned
Not properly implementing enterprise risk management for financial institutions can result in unsound practices, penalities, and more.
11 Can’t-Miss Compliance Management Tips From Top Compliance Officers
11 can't miss compliance management tips from some top compliance officers. Some of the latest tips and tricks for making compliance more effective.
Fed Releases Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Modernization Proposal
After a long deliberation, the Federal Reserve released its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for the Community Reinvestment Act this week.
7 Ways to Cut Compliance Costs & Still Stay Compliant
Many financial institutions are using creativity and practical thinking when looking for ways to cut compliance budgets and still remain compliant.
What Makes A Good Audit Trail?
All financial institutions need a good audit trail. Here are six tips to ensure that your FI’s audit trail will be effective.
Pain Points: Top Frustrations for Compliance, Risk Management & Internal Audit
Attendees of the ABA Risk and Compliance Virtual Conference tell us about their top compliance, risk management, and audit pain points at their...
How to Avoid Accidental Lending Bias During the Mortgage Boom
Avoid accidental lending bias during this time when home mortgage refinancing demand is at a record high and lenders are working at a frenzied pace.