HMDA again?
Q. Heather, I’ve heard some noise about HMDA (the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Regulation C). What are the changes? How can I tell if my credit union has to report HMDA data? A. Great Questions! Oh boy! Yes, there has been some movement with HMDA in the past few weeks. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]
HMDA Reporting with Multiple Properties
Q. Heather, I have a HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) Question. What if we have a member that is using a residential investment property for collateral to buy another residential investment property. Since the funds were used for a residential purchase would we need to report it for HMDA? A. Really great question. For business […]
Threats to fee income continue
Threats to fee income continue During the last few months, we have noted growing pressure on financial institutions from multiple fronts to regulate, reduce or eliminate fee income generated from overdrafts and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees. The emerging threat to non-interest income was a roundtable discussion topic at our 2022 Executive Summit in May. Regulatory […]
Risk Based Pricing Notices on Business Purpose Loans
Risk Based Pricing Notices on Business Purpose Loans Question: Are risk-based pricing notices (RBPN) required on business purpose loans? Answer: No. RBPN’s are on required “in connection with an application for, or a grant, extension, or other provision of, credit to a consumer that is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.” More info at: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy/regulations/1022/70/ Back […]
Providing Mortgage Disclosures on a Denial
Providing Mortgage Disclosures on a Denial Q. Good morning Heather, I feel like this is a silly question – but I want to clarify it. If we receive a mortgage application with the six pieces of information from a borrower that constitutes an application under Reg Z and triggers the need to send a Loan Estimate – if […]
Lending to Minors
Lending to minors Q. Can we do loans for people under 18? I have never heard of it but apparently the credit union has made loans for members under 18 in the past. A. Great Question! There are no prohibitions regarding making a loan to a minor, however, in Utah the contract will be unenforceable until the […]
Ovedraft Opt-In for Recurring Debit Card Transactions
Overdraft Opt-In for Recurring Debit Card Transactions Q. Heather, What does Reg E say regarding recurring debit card transactions? We have a member that opted out of overdraft coverage, but our system is still charging his monthly cell phone and newspaper subscription and charging him courtesy pay fees when these transaction overdraw his account. We found […]
Got BSA Training?
Got BSA Training? We understand mandatory Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) training can get old, stale, annoying, difficult, etc. To that end, the Utah Credit Union Association would like to introduce lots of BSA training resources for 2022. Online Training Our online training consists of recorded webinars that can be viewed and class materials that can […]
Compliance Essentials
Compliance training Some of you may already know that we are conducting our annual compliance training series a bit differently this year. While making plans for 2022, Liz White (our Director of Education and Training) and I discussed some objectives: After 18 months of online training, we wanted to get back to having compliance classes […]
