No vault? Nonplussed robbers? Non-customers camping out? Open-format and café-concept bank branches pose a host of emerging physical security and risk management concerns.

VA mortgages are an important growth opportunity for bank real estate lenders, but the state-by-state calculation of allowable fees is a key factor in profitability.

How to manage the biggest mortgage compliance change since TRID.

The Federal Housing Administration announced that it will make its "disaster standalone partial claim" a standard mortgage relief option for all victims of natural disasters in presidentially declared major disaster areas. This mitigation option was introduced last year to help borrowers struggling in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria; the California wildfires; and other natural disasters.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council updated its Flood Disaster Protection Act examination manual to reflect changes resulting from the new private flood rule, which went into effect on July 1, 2019.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has released the 2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data on mortgage lending transactions at 5,683 financial institutions.

Late last month, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council highlighted a number of available standardized tools institutions can take advantage of to assess and improve their level of cybersecurity preparedness.

The federal banking agencies’ June proposal to clarify the regulatory capital treatment of land development loans for single-family homes does not conform with the intent of the S. 2155 regulatory reform law, ABA said in a comment letter yesterday.

September 26, 2019
Webinar: Preparing for Safety and Security Threats at Your Institution

October 2, 2019
Webinar: Do You Know Who Your Competitors Really Are? Is Your Financial Institution Competing with Fintech? 

October 2, 2019
Application deadline for December CRCM Exam

October 5-11, 2019 
Compliance School – Foundational
Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA

October 7-11, 2019 
Compliance School – Advanced
Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA

October 29, 2019
Webinar: How to Buy Fintech, Partnering for Innovation

December 8-10, 2019
ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference
Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC