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Many financial institutions make consumer loans, residential mortgage loans, and commercial loans with pricing based on the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). In 2017 the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the regulator that oversees the LIBOR panel) announced that, by the end of 2021, it will discontinue the index. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research have

The Compliance Resource team sends you greetings from sunny St. Petersburg, Florida! We’ve flown south to warmer temperatures to enjoy a few days of team building, meeting with our Board of Advisors to decide what we can offer you this year and beyond, and also to present a couple of important training sessions. We’re having a blast taking in the sights of beautiful St. Pete, from the stunning views, world-renowned art, and lovely beaches to

To all of the dedicated compliance professionals that we have the privilege to work with throughout the year, we wish you a healthy, prosperous, and fulfilling new year. Jack Holzknecht Amy Faust Robin Cooper Brent Vincent

On December 20, 2019 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a final rule amending the official commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) to reflect the asset-size exemption threshold for banks, savings associations, and credit unions based on the annual percentage change in the average of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). For 2020 the exemption is increased to $47 million from $46 million.

On December 30, 2019 the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (collectively the Agencies) amended their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to adjust the asset-size thresholds used to define ” small bank” or “small savings association” and “intermediate small bank” or “intermediate small savings association.” As required by the CRA regulations, the adjustment to the threshold amount is based on the annual percentage change to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical