Flipping tables and disputing findings
On December 5, Scott Simpson and I joined league professionals from other NCUA Western Region states to meet with the Western Region Director, Cherie Freed, and several of her top staff members. The meeting is an annual tradition, and over the years we’ve developed a cordial rapport with Cherie. She and her team members are […]
Junk fees were the least important thing Pres. Biden mentioned today in his press conference
Today President Biden held a press conference in which he vowed that the Federal government would help middle class American’s by outlawing junk fees. He cast a broad net, which encompassed credit unions. From the official press information: The CFPB is taking action to require large banks and credit unions to provide basic information to […]
CUs distribute wealth more evenly than banks
I’ve already posted other thoughts from reading Secrets of the Temple, a decidedly left-leaning book. One last note. A notion referred to several times in the book is that banking, generally, distributes wealth up the economic ladder—a point that’s difficult to disagree with. It goes like this: The wealthy deposit their excess funds into a financial […]
Thoughts after reading “Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country”
As I edited Lynn Kuehne’s book early last year, his numerous references to the book Secrets of the Temple, by William Greider, led me to read the book. I thought I’d offer up some observations after reading the 700-page monster. Overview The book chronicles the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the Federal Reserve pushed […]
New Account Check Holds When Adding an Additional Depositor to an Existing Checking Account
Question: Regarding Reg CC and check holds, can we apply a new account exception hold on an established account when a new account holder is added? Answer: Interestingly enough, yes. Here is the commentary from 12 CFR 229.13(a) (1)(b)(vi): If two customers that each have an established individual account with the bank open a joint […]
Is Compliance Ready for AI?
Is anyone else fascinating by ChatGPT and other natural language AI chatbot’s? Maybe you’re wondering if this new piece of technology can help you with your job as a compliance professional. Maybe you’re worried that AI technology will make compliance professionals obsolete. I wanted to see what ChatGPT could do if it replaced me at the […]
Dwelling Secured Loans Without Land
Question: Our member is purchasing a mobile home as a primary dwelling with 30% down making our loan amount $40,000. There is no land involved, just a lot space rent each month. Are we required to use consumer loan documents or mortgage loan documents? What regulations apply? Are we required to ATR this baby? By […]
A brief note about the weirdness of our near-future world; and, these tools aren’t AI
On Valentine’s Day my brother-in-law kindly wrote a poem to his wife, and then other poems to several others of us in a particular chat thread. At least one person was moved to tears by the tenderness of the poetry. Another, my other brother-in-law in the conversation, rolled his eyes and lauded his brother’s ability […]
And so it begins–2023 Legislative Session
It’s day 1 of the 2023 Utah state legislative session. We’ve been tracking the movement of several potential bills. At least one just made the leap from idea to bill. Here’s what we’re seeing right out of the gate: SB 97 Public Contract Requirements: This is the first in a series of bills we call […]
