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How Stress Test Results Can Yield Better Lending, Credit, and Risk Decisions

Abrigo

Some financial institutions may view stress testing as a “check the box” practice to satisfy regulators, but others are making the most out of the process. Effective stress testing can benefit many different facets of lending, from risk management and strategic decision-making to capital adequacy and liquidity management. Learn More.

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

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Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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CFPB Summer 2020 Highlights looks at consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, and payday lending

CFPB Monitor

The report discusses the Bureau’s examinations in the areas of consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage servicing, and payday lending that were completed between September 2019 and December 2019. Violations of Regulation E requirements regarding qualifying notices of EFTA errors. Fair lending.

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Tax ID Fraud is Taxing on Financial Institutions

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Actions to Take Against Suspected Tax ID Fraud Exercise due diligence if you encounter transactions with tax refund fraud or dubious activities. Mismatched signatures on the back of checks or identical signatures across multiple checks meant for diverse individuals. For a comprehensive list of warning signals, consult FinCEN's guidelines.

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Another Maryland threat to bank partner model lending

CFPB Monitor

The OCFR claims that the Bank’s failure to hold the required lending licenses makes the loans unenforceable and prohibits Atlanticus/Fortiva from collecting any amounts on the loans.

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CFPB rejects challenge to its authority to investigate crypto lender

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB recently denied the petition of Nexo Financial LLC to modify the CFPB’s Civil Investigative Demand (CID) issued to Nexo, rejecting Nexo’s claim that the CFPB does not have jurisdiction to investigate crypto-lending products offered by Nexo such as its “Earn Interest Product.”

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

Abrigo

unsecured lending is bad rather than unsecured lending should only be extended to high pass risk rated credit). The following is an example of how I would address the structural exception of non-recourse lending. Generally speaking (subject to Regulation B), business loans should be guaranteed by the principals of the borrower.

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