2019 list of rural and underserved counties The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published the 2019 list of rural and underserved counties and a separate 2019 list that includes only rural counties. The CFPB has also updated the Rural and Underserved Areas Tool (Tool) for 2019. The lists and the tool help creditors determine whether a property is located in a rural or underserved area for purposes of applying certain regulatory provisions related to mortgage loans.
REVISED UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN APPLICATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW
Category: Mortgage Loan Originator
Revised Uniform Residential Mortgage Loan Application: What You Need to Know Now Every mortgage lender has to make some tough decisions in the coming months about how to handle the revised uniform residential mortgage loan application. The following video provides some basic information about the revision process.
COMPLIANCE RISK – READING BUT NOT ACTING
Category: Compliance Audits, Compliance Management, FDIC, Overdrafts, Regulation E
In late 2017 the FDIC’s Dallas Region Quarterly Newsletter contained an article entitled Automated Overdraft Program and One-Time Debit and ATM Opt-In Procedure Considerations. The article described a situation observed in several examinations regarding overdraft programs and the interplay with Regulation E opt-in requirements. The well-written article concluded with the following admonition, “If you self-identify violations or potential issues described in this article, management should immediately modify procedures to prevent consumer harm, identify any customers
CFPB ISSUES PROPOSAL TO DELAY AND RESCIND PAYDAY LENDING UNDERWRITING RULES
Category: CFPB, Lending Compliance
On February 6, 2019 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Rule (2017 Payday Lending Rule). As finalized, the 2017 Payday Lending Rule has two primary parts: 1) Subject to certain exceptions, for short-term and longer-term loans with balloon payments, it is unfair and abusive for a lender to make such loans without determining that consumers have the ability
GUIDANCE ON VOLUNTARY PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
Category: EGRRCPA, Fair Credit Reporting Act, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board
On February 4, 2019 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Financial Institution letter (FIL-5-2019) dealing with voluntary private education loon rehabilitation programs. The notice was issued jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed). The FIL is designed to make financial institutions aware of an amendment to section 623 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This amendment is contained in section 602 of the Economic, Growth, Regulatory Relief