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On February 2, 2018 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) updated its Resources for HMDA Filers page by adding a 2018 LAR Formatting Tool, and making minor updates to the 2018 Filing Instructions. The 2018 LAR Formatting Tool is designed to assist financial institutions create an electronic file that can be submitted to the HMDA platform. It can be used to collect 2018 data that is to be reported in 2019. The CFPB also updated

In a recent wide-ranging memo to the staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Mick Mulvaney clarified the status of the agency. “When I arrived at CFPB, I told folks that despite what they might have heard, I had no intention of shutting down the Bureau. Indeed, the law doesn’t allow that, and as members of the Executive Branch we are charged with faithfully executing the laws. So let’s be clear: the

On January 25, 2018 the federal bank regulatory agencies (Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, OCC) announced they will give favorable consideration under Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to institutions that are located outside of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, which were designated as major disaster areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, for bank activities that help to revitalize or stabilize these areas. The CRA encourages financial institutions to help meet local credit and

On January 25, 2018 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced  final updates to its 2016 prepaid rule. The changes extend the effective date of the rule by one year to April 2019. The changes to Regulations E and Z: Adjust error resolution requirements; and Provide more flexibility concerning credit cards linked to digital wallets. Read more: https://mycomplianceresource.com/prepaid-rule-lives-to-fight-another-day/ https://mycomplianceresource.com/effective-date-of-prepaid-account-rule-delayed/ https://mycomplianceresource.com/prepaid-rule-takes-a-much-needed-pause/ https://mycomplianceresource.com/prepaid-accounts-just-got-kicked-up-to-the-consumer-protection-suite/ A copy of the 325 page final rule is available at:  https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_prepaid_final-rule_2018-amendments.pdf

On January 15, 2018 the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published a notice that sets the annual adjustments to the maximum amount of each civil penalty applicable to Credit Unions within the NCUA’s jurisdiction. The adjustments, required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, serve to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties and to promote compliance with the law. The NCUA Civil Monetary Penalty Amount Table is available at: https://mycomplianceresource.com/ncua-civil-penalty-inflation-adjustments/ A