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Adverse action notice requirements for business credit applicants

Adverse action notice requirements for business credit applicants

The NAFCU compliance team receives many questions about Regulation B’s adverse action notice requirements. Adverse action notices were included in the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) 2019 supervisory priorities, and the NAFCU compliance [...]

3 best practices for tech spending in banking

3 best practices for tech spending in banking

An overwhelming 96% of banking executives plan to either maintain or increase their technology budget this year, with 64% spending more, according to CSI’s 2020 Banking Priorities Survey. Even with financial institutions doubling down [...]

Most of your employees are not okay

Most of your employees are not okay

According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 40% of U.S. families include children under the age of 18. With employment rates of the heads of households of those families [...]

Proposed GSE refinance fee should be withdrawn

Proposed GSE refinance fee should be withdrawn

CUNA continued its strong opposition to a recently announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fee increase for certain purchased refinanced mortgages. CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark [...]

NCUA offers guidance for CFPB’s small dollar lending rule

NCUA offers guidance for CFPB’s small dollar lending rule

The NCUA Thursday released a Regulatory Alert for credit unions to provide guidance on the CFPB's Small Dollar Lending Rule. The rule, finalized last month, includes the rescission of mandatory underwriting requirements – including ability-to-repay (ATR) [...]

Relationship building during the pandemic

Relationship building during the pandemic

We are living in some very uncertain times; things are literally changing from minute to minute in our world due to the coronavirus pandemic. It can often feel as though you are not sure which [...]