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Federal and State Banking Regulators Issue New Examination Procedures on Sampling Methodologies, UDAP/UDAAP, and CARES Act

CFPB Monitor

On May 26, 2020, the OCC issued a significantly revised Sampling Methodologies booklet to be included in the Comptroller’s Handbook. On June 29, 2020, the OCC issued a new “Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices and Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices” booklet to be included in the Comptroller’s Handbook.

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Effective CECL model validation: A framework

Abrigo

The OCC handbook describes a model as “a quantitative method, system, or approach that applies statistical, economic, financial, or mathematical theories, techniques, and assumptions to process input data into quantitative estimates.” Review CECL model documentation for compliance with guidelines provided by model risk management.

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How much should you segment FAS 5 (ASC 450-20) pools?

Abrigo

As stated in the Comptroller’s Handbook, “Effective management of the loan portfolio and the credit function is fundamental to a bank’s safety and soundness.” ” The ability to adequately meet ALLL, stress testing and other risk management requirements relies upon sound segmentation practices.

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Important Considerations When Growing the CRE Portfolio

Abrigo

The OCC Comptroller’s Handbook on CRE lending is careful to point out that CRE lending brings a unique take on other common lending risks, such as credit, interest rate, liquidity, operational, compliance, strategic and reputational risks.

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Helping SMBs Crack Digital ID Verification

PYMNTS

To take a phrase from the journalist’s handbook: Trust, but verify. However, they do not have the bandwidth, or maybe even the desire, to hire and maintain a compliance department in-house, nor do they relish the idea of keeping gigabytes of sensitive information on their servers. To be exact, verify digitally.

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When Business Travelers Waste Travel Managers’ Efforts

PYMNTS

In their recent whitepaper , “Travel Policy Communication: Understanding Disconnects and Increasing Compliance,” the companies introduce an important point about corporate travel policy: “Perception is more important than reality.”.

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CFPB releases report on college credit card agreements, student account toolkit and warning letters

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB also announced that it sent warning letters to 17 schools regarding their compliance with the CARD Act requirement to publicly disclose their credit card marketing agreements. It also includes a handbook to guide administrators in soliciting and evaluating proposals and in monitoring vendor performance.

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