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The Fed’s ELE Tool for CECL: What It Is and Isn’t

Abrigo

And while regulators said some institutions would find the ELE tool useful for CECL, they acknowledged it did not represent a preferred method of regulators or a “safe harbor” method for GAAP compliance. Stay up to date on CECL and other portfolio management best practices. CECL Regulation. CECL Regulation.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

The Compliance Institute, which is six days of classroom instruction, leads to the Certified Community Bank Compliance Officer certification. It teaches bankers how to develop a compliance program, meet lending compliance requirements, and comply with deposit and marketing regulations. 8–12 in Minneapolis.

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Digital Dodge

Independent Banker

Community banks are in a good position to avoid compliance “gotchas” that early adopters learned the hard way when implementing e-signatures. As some early adopters learned, e-signature software doesn’t manage user identity and security well (or at all) and is designed to rely on another system, such as email or a portal.

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Why Regulators’ War On Fees Will Kill Consumers

PYMNTS

And there are lots of safety checks in place at the state level in many states to make sure that these lenders do the right thing – like vet the borrower and remain in compliance with state usury laws. Of course, it isn’t just that regulators have their playlist tuned into the one of Prince, Pink, Lynyrd Skynyrd or Janis’s odes to “free.”

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Rolling the Rock

Independent Banker

Tips on how to keep up with never-ending Bank Secrecy Act compliance. Compliance experts say that by planning ahead, reviewing current compliance status and risks, using technology when needed, and staying up-to-date with training, community banks can indeed weather the storm of regulatory exams and come out fine on the other end.

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The US Government’s eInvoice Mandate: Better Late Than Never

PYMNTS

But it’s a significant milestone nonetheless that federal regulators will be required to pay suppliers via eInvoice by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2018, meaning 19 million invoices government agencies pay every year will have to be electronic. Of all the regulatory changes occurring in the U.S. In its U.S. The Fed seems to agree.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

That is why we are calling on regulators to make the most of the latest mandatory review of federal banking rules. The agencies are required to study their regulations for dead weight every 10 years under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. Starting fresh. Community Bankers Chosen as CFPB Advisors.