On July 26, 2018 the Federal Reserve Board issued a consent order against Community Trust Bank, Inc. of Pikeville, Kentucky, for unfair and deceptive practices, requiring the bank to pay approximately $4.75 million in restitution to approximately 11,000 consumers and make certain consumer compliance enhancements. The practices were in effect from 1997 to present. It appears that the bank violated section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act in its offering of deposit account add-on
On July 16, 2018 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed revisions to its flood regulations. FEMA proposes to amend parts 59, 61, and 62 of 44 CFR. These parts contain regulations implementing the NFIP. In addition, FEMA proposes to amend Appendices A(1) – A(3) of part 61, containing the three forms of the SFIP: The Dwelling Policy Form, the General Property Form, and the Residential Condominium Building Association Form. FEMA proposes this rulemaking for
Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies
Category: CRA, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, OCC
On June 25, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the agencies) announced the availability of the 2018 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration under the community development definition. The agencies apply a one-year lag period for geographies that were listed in 2017
ZILLOW?
Category: CFPB, Regulation X, RESPA, Section 8 Violation
Recently a member of our Compliance Masters Group inquired, “It looks like the CFPB has dropped their case with Zillow according to a statement by Zillow. We had a lot of our lenders wanting to co-market with realtors on Zillow. Now what?” Good question. What we do know – Zillow Group received a letter from the CFPB on June 22 stating that the CFPB “had completed its investigation, that it did not intend to take
On July 6, 2018 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the agencies) issued a statement regarding the immediate impact of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA). The statement provides information on rules and associated reporting requirements that the agencies jointly administer and that EGRRCPA immediately affected. The agencies will take the described positions in
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