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Welcome to…
Effective Compliance Monitoring & Testing
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Karen I. Martino (CRCM) is a partner of Martino & Thoms, LLC. Prior to establishing the firm. in January 2005 Karen worked for 20 years at a regional community bank with over 2 billion is assets. There she was EVP‐Director of Audit, Compliance & Security, reporting directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. She was a member of the Executive Management Team; participating in strategic planning and new product/services development. Karen is a Certified Internal Auditor and past President of the NY/NJ Chapter of the Financial Managers Society.
Mary Marley (CRCM) is a partner of Martino & Thoms, LLC. Prior to establishing C.O.P.S. in January 2005 Mary worked for 18 years at a regional community bank with over 2 billion in assets. There she specialized in finance as Controller with her most recent 7 years spent as VP of Loan Servicing. Mary chaired the Mortgage Servicing Committee of the NJ League of Community Bankers from January 2002 through December 2004.
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About the partners…
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Martino & Thoms
“COPS”A Partner Only Firm
Specializing in: Compliance Audits Compliance Management Consulting Loan Review BSA Independent Third Party Audits BSA Consulting
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Compliance Outsourcing Partnership Solutions
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Our intention is to provide Tools for developing or
enhancing your compliance monitoring and testing.
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A CMS is how an institution: Learns about its compliance responsibilities; Ensures that employees understand these responsibilities;
Ensures that requirements are incorporated into business processes;
Reviews operations to ensure responsibilities are carried out and requirements are met;
Takes corrective action and updates materials as necessary.
Compliance Management System
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An effective CMS is commonly comprised of three interdependent elements: Board and senior management oversight;
Compliance program; and Compliance Audit and/or Monitoring
Compliance Management System
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Monitoring is a proactive approach by the institution to identify procedural or training weaknesses in an effort to
preclude regulatory violations.
Compliance Monitoring
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includes regularly scheduled reviews of: Disclosures and calculations for various product offerings;
Document filing and retention procedures; Posted notices, marketing literature, and advertising; Various state usury and consumer protection laws and regulations;
Third‐party service provider operations; and Internal compliance communication systems that update and revise the applicable laws and regulations to management and staff.
Effective Monitoring System
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Also includes:Risk Assessments Policies TrainingAuditingReporting Tracking
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Where to start?
Developing a Monitoring Program
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Exhibit A
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REG NAME/Recent Update ‐ Blue generally
not included in Consumer Compliance,
purple N/A to FI
REG DESCRIPTION Business Unit
Products or Services
Policy or Policies
Extension of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks
A Governs extensions of credit to banks by the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). Includes discount window, adjustment credit, extended credit, or emergency credit.
ECOA ‐ Equal Credit Opportunity Act ‐(updates effective 1/18/14)
B Prohibits credit practices that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of public assistance or the fact that the applicant has exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Rules cover advertising, credit applications, adverse action notices, appraisals, etc. The Bureau has announced it has issued a final rule amending its Regulation B to implement Dodd‐Frank Act ECOA amendments. Institutions will both have to inform applicants for first‐lien mortgage loans they will receive a free copy of appraisals and other home‐value estimates, and provide the copies promptly or a minimum of three days before closing. The rule will be effective January 18, 2014.
HMDA ‐ Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
C To provide regulators and the public with loan data that can be used to determine whether banks are serving the credit housing needs of their communities. Requires lenders to maintain a Loan Application Register (LAR) as a mechanism to report the data.
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Business Units Products & Services Policy or Policies Risk Rating Anticipated Updates for Plan Year Monitoring for Plan Year Monitoring Results Audit Results Corrective Action Resulting New Risk Rating
Exhibit A
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Now ‐Implementing
Your Monitoring Plan
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Regulations Monitoring Program Develop Worksheets Time Period Elements of Testing – Can be Targeted Scope Selection Exception or Finding Results Recommended Corrective Action
Testing
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Review of 3 various sample testing
methods
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Exhibit BConsumer – Home Equity –
Loan Originations Compliance
Sample Testing
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Exhibit CS.A.F.E. – Compliance Monitoring Program
http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201210_cfpb_supervision‐and‐examination‐manual‐v2.pdf
Sample Testing
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Exhibit DRetail – Compliance Self
Assessment
Sample Testing
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Results of Monitoring
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Results of Monitoring and Testing via Compliance Monitoring Memo: Addressed to Senior Management and/or Board
Identifies Subject of Review – Regulation(s) Provides Summary of Regulations(s) Identifies Scope of Review – Statements of Targeted Monitoring
Identifies Sample Selection as applicable
Compliance Monitoring Memo
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Reports Results – Findings which may also identify: Systemic weaknesses Repeat violations of law and resulting risks or harms to
consumers, or other matters of significant concern such as potential discriminatory effects of policies or procedures or particular business units with continuing or high levels of non‐compliance
Provide Recommendations (if) Management Responses – to include corrective action and timeframe.
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Exhibit ESample Compliance Monitoring Memo
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To be effective:Documentation of Regulations Applicable to the BankPart of the Compliance Program Includes Workpaper(s) of Scope, Samples, Elements Reviewed, Results
Identifies Weakness, Corrective Action or Enhancements
Provides Compliance Monitoring Reports to Senior Management
Is Continuous and Risked Based
Compliance Monitoring and Testing ‐ Recap
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QUESTIONS
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