Discrimination and Bias in Residential Lending
The Importance of Assessment Areas
The CFPB, as part of its initiative to accelerate the shift to open banking in the United States, issued a final rule on June 5 that outlines the qualifications to become a recognized industry standard setting body, which can...more
On January 26, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) approved the OCC, Fed, and FDIC’s publication for public comment of a proposal to extend several information collection items for three years. ...more
On January 26, 2024, the US federal banking regulators announced proposed reporting changes to implement the Basel III Endgame requirements. This may come as a surprise to the many banking organizations and others, who only...more
On December 27, 2023, the US federal banking regulators proposed a new set of reporting requirements for bank loans and commitments to private credit lenders and intermediaries....more
On June 29, the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) released the 2022 HMDA data on mortgage lending transactions at 4,460 covered institutions (an increase from the 4,338 reporting institutions in...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently announced the release of the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. The CFPB also released a summary of the data....more
On March 20, the CFPB announced the release of the 2022 HMDA modified loan application register (LAR) data. The LAR data, available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s HMDA platform, contains modified...more
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced (1) a notice of proposed rulemaking for beneficial ownership information reporting requirements and (2) a regulatory process for new real estate...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently issued the 2021 edition of A Guide to HMDA Reporting (Guide). The Guide addresses the collection and reporting of residential mortgage loan application...more
On August 3, 2020, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a Joint Statement on Additional Loan Accommodations Related to COVID-19 regarding loans that are near the end of an initial loan...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to its exemptive applications procedures under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and proposed to amend Form 13F to...more
On June 24, 2020, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced the release of the 2019 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. ...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently issued the 2020 edition of the Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right! (2020 Guide)....more
The FDIC and OCC have issued new guidance for banks on heightened cybersecurity risks facing the financial services industry because of increased geopolitical tensions and threats of aggression. The guidance published on...more
Federal Banking Agencies Expand Eligibility to Use Streamlined Call Reports - The federal banking agencies have adopted a final rule to reduce regulatory reporting requirements for certain banks with total assets of less...more
The U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published the customer due diligence and beneficial ownership...more
The FFIEC has updated its BSA/AML manual effective May 5, 2018, to add a section on the new legal entity due diligence requirements and to update the section of the manual on customer due diligence generally. The Fed...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has just issued an updated version of The Guide to HMDA Reporting: Getting It Right! ...more
In this article, we review the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), highlighting key aspects of the many new and revised rules that will go into effect on January 1, 2018....more
As expected, the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC) member agencies issued new data resubmission guidelines under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) effective for the 2018 data collection year. ...more
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC issued a proposal to remove two items from Schedule B of form FFIEC 101, the report entitled Risk-Based Capital Reporting for...more
Last week, FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) issued a formal Advisory to Financial Institutions and published FAQs outlining specific cybersecurity events that should be reported through Suspicious Activity...more
Editor's Note - OATS Reporting Violations and FINRA Enforcement. FINRA’s Order Audit Trail System (OATS), is an integrated audit trail of order, quote and trade information for all NMS stocks and OTC equity securities,...more
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) on Friday announced that it will accept public comment on proposed revisions to the existing Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC 041) that would...more
As we have reported, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a final rule amending Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), requiring “Covered Institutions” to report certain...more