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On January 23, 2020 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an updated version of its HMDA Small Entity Compliance Guide. The new version of the Guide incorporate the content of the final CFPB rule issued on October 10, 2019 and deletes out of date provisions.

On January 27, 2020 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published, in the Federal Register, a Policy Statement that announces a new designation for certain guidance, known as “Compliance Aids,” and to explain the legal status and role of guidance with that designation. Examples of compliance aids previously released by the CFPB include small entity compliance guides, instructional guides for disclosure forms, executive summaries, summaries of regulation changes, factsheets, flow charts, compliance checklists, frequently asked

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, National Credit Union Association, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently published their annual adjustments to the maximum amount of each civil penalty applicable to institutions under their 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. Each agency’s updated

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865, as amended) was signed into law on December 20, 2019. It will bring with it changes to retirement plans including individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Financial institutions offering IRAs should become familiar with the changes beginning with tax year 2020. Some of the notable IRA enhancements include: Extending the age for which minimum distributions from

There has been recent activity on the proposed Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations, but it is not clear whether the process is moving in a positive direction or not. Brainard Explains FRB Position The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) decided not to join the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) in issuing the proposed revisions to the CRA regulations. On January 8, 2020 FRB Governor Lael Brainard