CFPB Fines Mortgage Company $150,000 for Deceiving Veterans: What Went Wrong?
CFPB fines a California-based mortgage company $150,000 after sending veterans mailers with misleading or deceptive statements.
Your Risk Assessment Process Questions Answered
What really goes into the risk assessment process? Your questions answered.
Making Lending Fair for Everyone
Fair lending means lending should be fair for everyone. Here are a few steps that financial institutions should take to help ensure everyone a...
Misinterpreted Cyber Guidance & 4 Tips for Avoiding the Same Mistake
It is easy to misinterpret cyber guidance, but it can be avoided. Here we share four tips to help you avoid these mistakes.
FIs & Consumer Groups Agree: New GSE Mortgage Fee Is Not Fair
Financial institutions and consumer groups are in an uproar and both agree the new GSE fee on mortgage refinances is not fair.
Does Your FI Need an Audit Committee?
Does your FI need an audit committee as a regulatory requirement or just a best practice? It depends on the size and type of your FI.
Fair Lending Enforcement Is Heating Up: Avoid These 3 Mistakes
It’s been a busy summer for fair lending compliance enforcement. Both the CFPB and the Justice Department have been cracking down on Fair Lending...
Board & Management Fail: Operational Risk Management Weaknesses Leads to $80 Million Fine
Capital One's board and management correct operational risk management weaknesses that led to $80 million fine after database was breached.
9 Risk Management Failures That Led to Charges Under NY’s Cyber Law
Risk management failures exposing private customer data lead to charges of a title company based in Nebraska under NY's cyber law.
COVID-19 Loan Relief: 3 Risk Management & Fair Lending Tips
Financial institutions have been working with borrowers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are 3 risk management and fair lending tips.
6 Tips for Telling Your PPP Fair Lending Story
It is important to be able to tell your Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Fair Lending story. We’re giving you 6 key tips to help you do it.
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Improve Your Audit Plan With 5 Key Risk Management Principles
It can be hard to figure out where an audit plan should begin. Here are five key risk management principles to focus on to improve your audit plan.
4 Ways to Improve Risk Management When Risk Is High
Risk management is an active and ongoing process. Here are four ways to improve risk management when risks are high.
Fair Lending & PPP: Who Tells Your Story?
The Paycheck Protection Program is becoming a hot topic in Fair Lending. Who is going to tell your PPP Fair Lending story?
Which Hamilton Character Is Your Right-Hand Man?
Take this fun quiz to find out which Hamilton character would be your right-hand risk manager.
OCC Says Fair Lending Risk Is on the Rise
The OCC notes that overall compliance risk is increasing, calling out Fair Lending risk, in particular, is on the rise.
Did Your Vendor Need PPP Funds?
Did one of your critical third-party vendors need Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds?
Business Continuity: 7 Areas to Evaluate Part-Way Through A Pandemic
Regularly evaluate your operations and business continuity management to ensure plans are performing as expected through a pandemic.
Second “Buy Here, Pay Here” Auto Dealership in Hot Water Over Fair Lending
Second case of “buy here, pay here” auto dealership in hot water with authorities for Fair Lending violations.
Ncontracts Launches New Automated Audit Management Tool, Nverify
Brentwood, TN., July 01, 2020. Ncontracts is excited to announce the launch of its much-anticipated audit management tool, Nverify.
ABA Bank Compliance Magazine: Rolling the Dice on Ethics
ABA Magazine, Rolling the Dice on Ethics explores research and case studies to understand the relationship between compliance and ethics.
What Examiners Will Be Looking for in Your COVID-19 Response
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted operations and financials at every financial institution.
Does Your CMS Measure up to DOJ Expectations?
That means it’s in a FI’s best interest to look so they can feel confident that existing policies and procedures align with DOJ expectations.
What the Fed Chair has to Say About Fair Lending Enforcement
We’ll check in on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on Fair Lending enforcement.
4 Ways To Use Complaint Data To Improve Risk Management
They serve as warning signs when there is a problem with your financial institution’s compliance and risk management programs.
PPP: Fair Lending Fields in the Forgiveness Application & Updated Law
Just when you think you’ve finally wrapped your head around the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), new information changes your outlook.
Due Diligence Documentation: 9 Common Mistakes
Vendor due diligence is a regulatory requirement of the vendor management process. Financial institutions are required
The Problem With Playing In A Software Sandbox
How do you vet a third-party vendor solution? If the answer is asking to test out the product in a sandbox, then you may want to rethink it.
Fair Lending FAQs: Small Businesses & the Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has proven a more-than challenging endeavor for financial institutions.
9 Benefits Of Vendor Management Software Vs Manual Tracking
When it comes to vendor management software, some financial institutions rely on a combination of spreadsheets, email, and shared drive files.