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State assistance program requires separate accounts

The new Lost Wage Assistance program that state unemployment agencies are administering requires states to use separate bank accounts from what they use for unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits.
September 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today  

ICBA offers alternative to redefining QM

ICBA expressed concerns with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal to change its Qualified Mortgage definition to a price-based approach.
September 09, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   CFPB Housing Finance/GSEs 

Agencies extend flood insurance comment period

Federal regulators said they will extend until Nov. 3 the comment period on a proposal to revise interagency questions and answers on flood insurance.
September 02, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

CFPB releases 2021 HMDA guide

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the 2021 Filing Instructions Guide for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.
August 24, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

CFPB proposes "seasoned" QMs

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new category of "seasoned" qualified mortgages.
August 19, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

FinCEN issues statement on BSA enforcement

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a statement on its approach to enforcing Bank Secrecy Act rules and regulations.
August 19, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Compliance Compliance 

ICBA calls for withdrawal of misguided GSE directives

ICBA is calling for the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to immediately rescind the decision to charge a 0.5 percent fee on refinance mortgages.
August 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Housing Finance/GSEs 

Fed article explores “token-based and “account-based” digital currency distinctions

A New York Fed blog by Rod Garratt, Michael Lee, Brendan Malone, and Antoine Martin explores common distinctions made between “token-based” and “account-based” digital currencies.
August 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Cybersecurity 

Blog discusses intersection between fintech and regulation

Unless you have been living on a desert island for the past few years, you would be hard-pressed to miss the technological revolution that is sweeping our nation’s financial system and the larger global economy, ICBA’s Chris Cole and Charles Potts write in a recent Main Street Matters blog.
August 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   Crisis Preparedness 

Regulators clarify enforcement actions for BSA/AML violations

The federal financial regulatory agencies issued a joint statement clarifying their enforcement approach for Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering obligations and the circumstances under which an agency would take action to address BSA/AML deficiencies.
August 17, 2020 | ICBA NewsWatch Today   BSA/AML 

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