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Regulation and Compliance: Ready for Review

Independent Banker

This is particularly true for community banks preparing to undergo their next regulatory safety and soundness or compliance examination. The better prepared, the less likely they are to run afoul of the continually shifting regulations. But now, the regulators are raising the bar … and rates can’t stay at this level forever.”.

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CFPB issues annual fair lending report

CFPB Monitor

Small business lending—assessing whether there are disparities in application, underwriting, and pricing processes, redlining, and whether there are weaknesses in fair lending-related compliance. Student loan origination—lender’s policies and practices in underwriting or pricing.

Lending 148
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Diversity assessment and remedial measures required by CFPB consent order

CFPB Monitor

Department of Justice of charges that the bank’s mortgage lending practices violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Fair Housing Act by redlining majority-minority neighborhoods in the Memphis MSA and illegally discriminating against African Americans in the underwriting and pricing of certain mortgage loans.

Memphis 60