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OCC Bulletin March 30, 2006 |
Controlling the Assault of Non- Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM) The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Task Force on Consumer Compliance approved interagency consumer compliance examination procedures for CAN-SPAM and FTC regulations pertaining to sexually oriented materials. |
OCC Bulletin July 18, 2001 |
Examination Procedures Examination procedures to evaluate compliance with the guidelines to safeguard financial institution customer information... |
OCC Bulletin July 16, 2002 |
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Examination procedures for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) are effective immediately: financial institutions are urged to review their Web sites and their online information collection practices to ensure that they do not inadvertently trigger the provisions of this act. |
OCC Bulletin June 17, 2002 |
Homeownership Counseling As a result of amendments to the National Housing Act, all creditors must provide notice of the availability of homeownership counseling to certain first-time mortgage loan applicants and to certain homeowners who are delinquent on their home loans. |
OCC Bulletin December 22, 2004 |
Retail Lending: Interim Examination Procedures The procedures address the various risk management and control functions that banks need to manage more diverse and complex portfolios and provide targeted procedures for specific credit functions and types of retail loans. |
OCC Bulletin October 20, 2003 |
Bank Secrecy Act Examination Procedures The examination procedures allow examiners to tailor the examination scope according to the reliability of the bank's compliance management system and the level of risk assumed by the institution. |
OCC Bulletin May 25, 2001 |
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information: 12 CFR 40 The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has approved uniform examination procedures to verify compliance with the implementing Privacy of Consumer Financial Information rules... |
OCC Bulletin December 29, 2000 |
Large Bank Community Reinvestment Act Examinations The guidance, which will be used at all banks examined as large banks, implements the OCC's approach to evaluating a large bank's CRA activities over an "examination cycle"... |
OCC Bulletin August 24, 2005 |
Community Reinvestment Act The revisions to the Community Reinvestment Act regulations, effective September 1, 2005, include a new test -- the community development test -- for intermediate small banks. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Jane Worthington |
Compliance Tips: What Now? John Walsh, of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, offered these ten points for post-review discussions to attendees at NRS' Spring Compliance Conference. |
Bank Technology News October 2009 John Adams |
IT Cleanup in the Home Equity Aisle Two risky strategies of the past -- high-cost home equity loans made without tax and insurance escrow accounts, and the use of tech platforms siloed between different types of real estate lending -- are coming back to bite mortgage lenders via tough new regulations. |
Investment Advisor August 2006 Thomas D. Giachett |
Expert's Corner: A Process, Not a Destination With the advent of SEC Rule 206(4) 7, which requires SEC-registered investment advisors to implement and maintain policies and procedures appropriate for their investment advisory business, it is more critical than ever for all RIAs to recognize that compliance is an ongoing process. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
Knee Deep in Regulation As part of the fallout from the latest financial crisis, bankers are wading through new layers of regulation while scanning for clearer skies ahead. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Nancy Lininger |
What It Takes Compliance is top of mind at many firms today. Here's what makes a great compliance officer, no matter who takes the role. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 William Cavell |
Compliance Tips Tips for Before and During an SEC Exam |
OCC Bulletin August 24, 2006 |
Annual Dollar Trigger for Certain Home Mortgage Loans The Federal Reserve Board published its annual amendment to its Regulation Z Commentary related to the dollar amount that triggers requirements for certain home mortgage loans subject to 12 CFR 226.32. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Mederic Daigneault |
Compliance Assessing risk: Begin by considering what services your financial advisory firm provides and to whom. |
OCC Bulletin July 28, 2006 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Notification on the release of the revised BSA/AML Examination. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Jane Worthington |
Accounting for Compliance Instead of viewing compliance as a necessary evil, financial advisors should see it as a cost of doing business and learn how to quantify that cost. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Thomas D. Giachetti |
Expert's Corner: Complacency, Risk and the SEC Often advisors become complacent with respect to compliance, but all RIAs must recognize that compliance is an ongoing process requiring the review/update/amendment of regulatory filings, disclosures, and procedures. |
U.S. Banker July 2010 |
Mandatory Education To prevent future stress in the housing market at the levels we see now, financial education should be required of anyone who receives a mortgage. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Jane Worthington |
Compliance Financial planners and advisors, advertise wisely. SEC examiners regularly find deficiencies in advertisements touting an advisor's performance returns. They recommend routinely using compliance procedures. |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2010 Morgan Housel |
2 Huge Misconceptions About Killing the Mortgage Interest Deduction It's hard to have a rational discussion about closing the deficit without considering tax reform. And one of the most effective ways to reform the tax code is eliminating the ability to write off mortgage interest. |
OCC Bulletin May 3, 2005 |
Accounting and Reporting for Mortgage Loan Commitments Interagency Advisory on Accounting and Reporting for Commitments to Originate and Sell Mortgage Loans |
Bank Technology News January 2007 |
Leveraging Compliance: Following the Rules Can Really Pay Off Regulation is leading financial institutions to focus more keenly on compliance software. But the technology can also be useful in corporate pursuits like marketing and financial planning. |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt. |
Bank Technology News February 2009 Brian Longe |
Customer Satisfaction Begins with a Single Compliance Solution Using a single technology platform to handle all of its compliance needs allows a bank to open new accounts and complete transactions more quickly through the solution's common database structure. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 |
Understanding Mortgage Brokers For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Stop Picking at the Housing Carcass The latest attack on banks sounds reasonable but makes no sense. |
OCC Bulletin June 22, 2001 |
Assessment of Fees; Special Examination of Third Party Service Providers The OCC has authority to charge a national bank when the OCC conducts a special examination of a third party that provides services to the bank... |
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Originating Relationships Mortgage bankers are mining and analyzing data to get a bigger bang for their relationship buck. |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage. |
U.S. Banker August 2001 Ted Cornwell |
Fears of Defaults Subprime loans are behind the fears. They have not been tested in a declining economy and analysts don't know what to expect. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Disaster Ahead? As interest rates go up, they can take you down. If your mortgage payments are suddenly higher, you probably have rising mortgage interest rates to blame. |
BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 Zainab Fattah |
The Shifting Sands of Saudi Real Estate New rules may loosen the country's mortgage market and bring homeownership to the masses. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Lisa Roth |
When the SEC Comes Calling Advisers need to prepare for an SEC regulatory inspection this month. Here's why -- and how. |
Wall Street & Technology June 21, 2004 |
Information Nation The keys to information management compliance |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Woellert & Miller |
Time to Rethink Fannie and Freddie The debate has begun on how to reform the mortgage giants. |
OCC Bulletin June 3, 2003 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) This bulletin transmits a joint final rule published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2003, that requires all banks to establish procedures to verify the identity of customers. The final rule implements section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act. |
OCC Bulletin February 28, 2005 |
Interagency Advisory The advisory reminds financial institutions of the confidential nature of an institution's report of examination, which includes the CAMELS or other supervisory rating, as well as other nonpublic supervisory information. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Homebuying With Good Credit, Little Cash Will this newfangled kind of mortgage help you buy a house? |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: No More Jumbo Loans From Capital One Capital One pulls the plug on its nonconforming mortgage business. |
Reason February 2008 David Weigel |
Mortgage Crisis The house Financial Services Committee proposes the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, which would transform the way the mortgage business works. |
Wall Street & Technology March 1, 2004 |
Institutions Find it Tough to Meet Sarbox Deadline As the first deadline for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance of June 15 nears, financial-institutions are finding that complying is more difficult than they had anticipated |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
In Defense of Mortgage Brokers Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high. |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
ARMs Are Getting a Bad Rap Don't let bad press drive you away from a pretty good mortgage deal. |
U.S. Banker May 2009 Alan Kline |
Will Dismal 2008 Give Way to a Banner 2009? Will historically low mortgage interest rates draw buyers back into the home market? |
Registered Rep. August 9, 2012 Mark Miller |
Reverse Mortgage Madness Two recent studies illustrate the pressure that the housing meltdown is putting on older homeowners - and the risks associated with draining home equity. |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Thomas D. Giachetti |
2011 Compliance Checklist Ten compliance issues registered advisory firms must consider in the new year. |