On March 18, 2019 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a final rule rescinding its regulations at 12 CFR 350, entitled Disclosure of Financial and Other Information By FDIC-Insured State Nonmember Banks. Upon the effective date, all insured state nonmember banks and insured state licensed branches of foreign banks will no longer be subject to the annual disclosure statement requirements set out in the existing regulations at 12 CFR 350. The annual disclosure under […]
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PREPAID ACCOUNTS – EXAMINATION PROCEDURES
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has released examination procedures for Prepaid Accounts to incorporate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) amendments to Regulation E and Regulation Z. The examination procedures may be helpful to financial institutions seeking to better understand how examiners will evaluate an institution’s compliance with the prepaid account rule.. On October 3, 2016, the CFPB published its Final Rule for Prepaid Accounts to create comprehensive consumer protections for prepaid accounts. Specifically, the […]
COMPLIANCE RISK – READING BUT NOT ACTING
In late 2017 the FDIC’s Dallas Region Quarterly Newsletter contained an article entitled Automated Overdraft Program and One-Time Debit and ATM Opt-In Procedure Considerations. The article described a situation observed in several examinations regarding overdraft programs and the interplay with Regulation E opt-in requirements. The well-written article concluded with the following admonition, “If you self-identify violations or potential issues described in this article, management should immediately modify procedures to prevent consumer harm, identify any customers […]
GUIDANCE ON VOLUNTARY PRIVATE EDUCATION LOAN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
On February 4, 2019 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Financial Institution letter (FIL-5-2019) dealing with voluntary private education loon rehabilitation programs. The notice was issued jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed). The FIL is designed to make financial institutions aware of an amendment to section 623 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This amendment is contained in section 602 of the Economic, Growth, Regulatory Relief […]
PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE FINAL RULE ANNOUNCED
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, National Credit Union Administration have issued a final rule amending their regulations regarding loans in areas having special flood hazards to implement the private flood insurance provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters Act). Prior to implementing this final rule, the agencies issued two proposed rules addressing private flood […]