In today’s financial services environment, keeping up with the regulatory compliance landscape is challenging, and takes an ever-increasing commitment of your credit union's time and energy. Our REGular Blog is designed to keep you informed of what’s happening in the regulatory compliance world by providing not only our thought leadership and perspective, but also linking you to helpful resources from other trade associations and industry groups. From Richmond to Alexandria to Washington, stay in the know on issues to help you stay one step ahead of the regulators.
- CFPB in the Supreme Court: Oral Arguments
October 3, 2023In a case of keen interest to the credit union industry, the Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association. The case came to the Supreme Court after a 5th Circuit Court ruled that the CFPB's funding structure was unconstitutional.
- From SAFE to SAFER: What's New in the SAFER Banking Act?
September 21, 2023This week a group of Senators introduced the SAFER Banking Act - a new version of the previous SAFE Banking Act. The legislation aims to improve access to financial services for cannabis businesses by creating safe harbors for financial institutions and payment processors. While marijuana is legal in many states in some form, the fact that it is still illegal at the federal level has led to some hesitancy from banks, credit unions, and payments processors to serve cannabis businesses.
- League Welcomes News of Tanya Otsuka's Nomination for NCUA Board
September 21, 2023The Virginia Credit Union League is pleased to learn of the nomination of Tanya Otsuka to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board. "The Virginia Credit Union League looks forward to working with Ms. Otsuka should she be confirmed," said League President/CEO Carrie Hunt. "We are very excited to see how she will bring her talents to the credit union industry."
- Adverse Action Notices and AI Underwriting: CFPB Weighs In
September 20, 2023Yesterday the CFPB issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in loan underwriting, specifically on how to properly issue an Adverse Action Notice (AAN) when you use AI or complex credit models in your decisioning process.
- League Monitoring NCUA Board's Consideration This Week of 'Financial Innovation' Rule
September 20, 2023The National Credit Union Administration Board will tomorrow consider its financial innovation rule, which is designed to make fintech partnerships easier for federally insured credit unions. “We appreciate the NCUA Board’s commitment to providing regulatory clarity and addressing marketplace changes brought about by technology or evolving market opportunities,” said League President/CEO Carrie Hunt. “It’s important the industry continues to work with NCUA to identify opportunities to update regulations such as this. It’s why the League considers participation and engagement during the regulatory review process so important.”
- FinCEN Releases Beneficial Ownership Small Entity Compliance Guide
September 19, 2023Hello everyone! As summer comes to a close tomorrow, it’s a stark reminder of how close to the end of the year we suddenly are. When the ball drops and rings in 2024, it will bring with it FinCEN's new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule!
- Regulatory Compliance Weekly Roundup: Sept. 15, 2023
September 15, 2023Happy Friday everyone! It's been a busy week here at the League! We hiked the hill in Washington D.C. with many of our credit unions on Monday and Tuesday, meeting with our lawmakers to share the ways Virginia's credit unions are helping their members and discussing legislative priorities. We had a number of productive meetings with the banking aides of our legislators, as well as with Sen. Mark Warner. Let's take a quick look at some stories this week from the world of Regulatory Compliance ...
- FFIEC Updates Filing Instructions, Supplemental Guides for Quarterly HMDA Filers
September 12, 2023The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has updated the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) website. Regulation C requires lending institutions to report public loan data. In this section of the website, you can find out more about the regulation and its interpretation. The updated Filing Instructions Guide (FIG) and Supplemental Guide for Quarterly Filers for data collected in 2023 are now available.
- League Compliance Roundtable: Archived Webinar Now Available Online
September 7, 2023Your League’s 3Q2023 Compliance Roundtable is now available online. Join the League’s JT Blau (Chief Advocacy Officer) and attorney Jay Spruill (Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC), who serves as lead attorney for the League's Compliance Hotline, for a deep dive into Fraud scams targeting member accounts and protective measures a credit union can take; NCUA’s new member expulsion rule; NCUA’s new cyber incident reporting requirement; FFIEC’s update of their examination manual; Recent IRS info on credit unions’ eligibility to claim the Employee Retention Credit; and the importance of reviewing your BSA policies, procedures and oversight.
- Regulatory Compliance Weekly Roundup: Sept. 1, 2023
September 1, 2023Let's take a look at some of the highlights of the week in regulatory compliance, including NCUA Chairman Todd Harper's latest call for third-party examination authority for the NCUA, actions by CFPB and an IRS memo on federal credit unions' eligibility to claim the Employee Retention Credit.
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