Laws that impact lending to servicemembers include the Military Lending Act and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Both laws have been recently amended. Both sets of amendments bring clarity to areas of uncertainty. In response to these recent changes all creditors need to update their compliance management systems. Changes to policies, procedures, audit and training are needed to assure continued compliance. The revisions are already effective. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) On December 12, 2017 […]
Category: Part 232
MLA GUIDANCE PUBLISHED
On December 14, 2017 the Department of Defense (DoD) published some much needed clarification on the Military Lending Act (MLA). Previous DoD interpretations, in the form of 19 Questions and Answers published during August 2016, provided less than sufficient answers to certain questions. The new guidance eliminates much of the confusion on those issues by amending its guidance on three of the questions and by providing one additional question and answer. Question 2 is amended […]
MILITARY LENDING ACT EXAMINATION PROCEDURES
On October 17. 2016 the FDIC released revised interagency examination procedures that reflect the Department of Defense’s (DOD) 2015 amendments to the implementing regulations of the Military Lending Act of 2006 (MLA) and its August 2016 interpretive rule that provides guidance on certain questions received regarding compliance with the MLA rule. During early examinations, examiners will evaluate financial institutions’ compliance management systems and overall efforts to come into compliance. Specifically, examiners will consider an institution’s […]
COUNTDOWN TO THE MILITARY LENDING ACT
In one week, on October 3, 2016, compliance with the revisions to Part 232, which implements the Military Lending Act (MLA), is mandatory. The revised rules were effective on October 1, 2015. but the revised provisions do not apply to credit consummated before October 3, 2016. For any covered transaction consummated on or after October 3, 2016 the creditor must provide required disclosures, assure the Military Annual Percentage Rate does not exceed 36%, and abide […]
MLA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
On August 26 the Department of Defense (DOD) published 19 questions and answers concerning the requirements of the Military Lending Act and its Part 232. Many questions have swirled around the provisions of Part 232 for some now. Some of the questions are clearly answered in the document; other answers are quite fuzzy. The questions and answers represent official interpretations of the DOD on issues related to 32 CFR part 232. The interpretations are effective […]