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Compliance Hot Topics: What to Know before Your Exam and How to Prepare
Strategically
Presented by: Erin O’Hern
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Agenda
• Background:• How did we get here?
• Strategic Planning for Compliance:• Board of Director and Senior Management roles and responsibilities
• Strategic Planning Considerations
• Takeaways:• New proposed and final rules and how they impact a credit union’s
strategic plan
• Compliance resources provided by the Idaho Credit Union League
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Background
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Background
• Mortgage Crisis
• “September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great
Depression.”‒ Ben Bernanke
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau• 2010 – Dodd Frank Act
• 2011 – CFPB
• 2012 – Recess Appt. of
Director Cordray
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As of April 2016 over 23,000 pages of guidance and proposed and final rules have been issued in relation
to the Dodd-Frank Act
*Source ABA Dodd-Frank Tracker
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Strategic Planning for Compliance
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Board of Directors and Senior Management Role• The board ultimately has the responsibility for
oversight of the compliance program at the credit union• The board and senior management are responsible for
monitoring the safety and soundness of the credit union and setting its risk level
• The board and senior management are responsible for reviewing audit reports and ensuring that steps are taken to resolve any findings
• Reviewing applicable policies and procedures
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Budget and Strategic Planning Session Talking Points• Is our credit union meeting the current compliance
requirements? • Review internal and external audit reports, BSA annual
review reports
• Have we reviewed our member complaints?• Ensure member complaints and their cause are
addressed. Monitor for patterns.
• Are there new rules or guidance that apply to our credit union in the next budget cycle? • Review effective date of the rule and implementation
plan
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What’s Ahead: Compliance Changes and Resources to Help
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NCUA: Member Business Loan Rule
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MBL Final Rule
• Majority of the rule is effective January 1, 2017
• One provision - removing the personal guarantee requirement is effective May 13, 2016
• Change from a prescriptive rule to a principal based rule.
• The rule eliminates many of the regulatory requirements and threshold limits.
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Personal Guarantee Change
• Effective May 13, 2016 a credit union is not required to obtain the personal guarantee of the borrower
• However, without the guarantee, the credit union must determine and document in the loan file that mitigating factors sufficiently offset the relevant risk• Policies and procedures will need to be updated to
reflect the change in requirements to the personal guarantee by May
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MBL Final Rule
• The final rule reorganized NCUA Rules and Regulations Part 723
• Be sure to note:
723.3 Board of directors and management responsibilities
723.4 Commercial loan policy
723.5 Collateral and security
723.8 Aggregate member business loan limits; exclusions and exceptions
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Board of Director Responsibilities
• Establish a commercial loan policy and review it annually and before any changes are made to the commercial lending program
• Ensure there is appropriate staff for the credit unions commercial lending program
• Be regularly informed about the level of risk in the portfolio
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CFPB: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)
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HMDA Effective Date
• January 1, 2018• Begin collecting additional data in 2018 for reporting in
2019
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Institutions Subject to HMDA
• Assets in excess of $XX million as of 12/31/2017
• Home or branch office in an MSA
• In the preceding year, it originated at least one purchase (or refinance)
• Federally insured or regulated; AND
• *Originate at least 25 closed-end loans or 100 open-end loans
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Loans Subject to HMDA
• Applications, originations and purchases of all loans secured by a dwelling, now including:• Reverse mortgages
• HELOCs
• Business purpose loans secured by a dwelling
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Data Collection
• Universal loan identifier
• Whether the loan is insured or guaranteed
• Construction method (if applicable)
• Property address
• For ARMs, the number of months before the first rate adjustment
• Does the transaction have:• A balloon payment?
• Interest only payments?
• Negative amortization?
• The value of the subject property
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Data Collection
• Credit score(s) and scoring model used
• Denial reasons
• Total loan costs and total points and fees
• Total discount points
• Total amount of lender credits
• Interest rate
• Term of any pre-payment penalty
• Debt-to-income ratio
• Cumulative loan-to-value ratio
• Term of the transaction
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Data Collection
• Interest rate
• Term of any pre-payment penalty
• Debt-to-income ratio
• Cumulative loan-to-value ratio
• Term of the transaction
• For ARMs, the number of months before the first rate adjustment
• Does the transaction have:• A balloon payment?• Interest only payments?• Negative amortization?
• The value of the subject property
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Implementation Challenges
• Additional Compliance Burden
• Significant Cost Increases
• Legal Challenges
• Privacy Concerns
• Increased Potential for Error
• Additional Fair Lending Responsibilities
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FinCEN: Enhanced DueDiligence Requirements(FINAL RULE ISSUED THIS WEEK)
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Beneficial Owners
• Ownership Test; AND• An individual with a 25% (or greater) ownership interest
in the legal entity
• Control Test• An individual with significant responsibility to control,
manage or direct the legal entity• E.g. CEO, CFO, COO, President, Vice President, etc.
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Legal Entity Members
• Entities formed by a filing with the Secretary of State (or similar office)• E.g. Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships, etc.
• Does NOT include trusts unless created through a filing with the state
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Requirements
• Step One• Obtain a Certification of Beneficial Owner(s) identifying
each individual that is a beneficial owner of the legal entity. (The form provided by FinCEN is recommended but a credit union may choose to collect the required information by another means)
• Step Two• Verify the identity of each beneficial owner, consistent
with CIP practices
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CIP Reminder
• Must collect:• Name, date of birth, address and identification number
(e.g. SSN)
• Must verify identity within a reasonable period of time
• Verification through documentation; OR• Driver’s license, passport, etc.
• Verification through non-documentary methods• E.g. checking references with other financial institutions
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Potential Implementation Challenges• Extensive training for staff
• Educating members
• Time and resource• It is estimated that opening a covered account under
this rule will take an additional 30 minutes per account
• Remember this rule is still in a proposed form and has not been finalized
• Credit unions must comply by May 11, 2018
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Takeaways
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Board of Directors and Senior Management ChecklistThe Board is regularly informed about compliance
issues
Budget and strategic planning sessions account for compliance needs
Regular staff trainings incorporate compliance
Compliance evaluation when developing a new product or service
New rules and guidance from regulators trigger an implementation plan
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Board and Senior Management Resources to Take Back• NCUA Letter to all federally insured credit unions
regarding consumer complaints• Letter 15-CU-04 https://www.ncua.gov/regulation-
supervision/Pages/policy-compliance/communications/letters-to-credit-unions/2015/04.aspx
• FinCEN – Culture of Compliance• https://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/guidance/pdf/FIN-2014-
A007.pdf
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League Compliance Resources:
• On-demand compliance support via phone and email
• Regulatory newsletters
• Compliance communications/alerts
• Compliance Calendar
• Monthly Q&As
• TheWorksBlog.com
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Members' Only Website
• www.policyworksllc.com
• Things to know:• Administrators (2 at each credit union) can add an
unlimited number of employees
• New users can be added with; name, email, username and password
• At log in screen you can click “Forgot my Username” or “Forgot my Password” for help.
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