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Since the beginning of this year, banks have been buried in new federal regulations. Every week has brought something new that a bank will have to put in place, often, it seems, with little warning.

Here is a partial list of recent regulatory changes:

• Regulation Z: Closed-end; Changes in coverage; Early TIL; Disclosure delivery; Dis­closure timing; When you can close; When you can collect fees; HOEPA; Higher priced mortgage loans and documenting ability to repay; Mandatory escrow; Reg­ular homes and manufactured housing; Open-end disclosures; 21-day timing of statements; 45-day timing for notification of changes; New appraisal coercion rules; New adverting rules; New commentary
• RESPA: GFE changes; HUD changes; Escrow changes; Ac­count analysis
• BSA: Exemptions – rules relaxed; Guidance on 314(b) information sharing; MSB registration list
• Reg D: Changes in reserve re­quirements; Relaxation of the 3 transaction limit on checks pay­able to third parties
• Reg CC: Combining check pro­cessing districts; In November 2008, the Fed announced that it had altered its restructuring plan substantially to ultimately make the Cleveland office the single paper check processing and ad­justments site, and the Atlanta of­fice the single electronic check processing site for the Federal Reserve System.
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: The protection given to service members in terms of the amount of time they have to respond to a proceeding or foreclosure is ex­tended from 90 days to 9 months after they leave military ser­vice. These changes are in effect through December 31, 2010.
• Flood: Final Revised Interagency Q & A
• Appraisals: 2008 code of conduct; Appraiser independence; Reg Z ap­praiser coercion – new rules
• FCRA: Accuracy of information re­ported to credit bureaus; FAQs on ID theft rules; Technical correc­tions; FTC “Red Flags Website”
• Proposed SAFE Act: A national reg­istry of mortgage originators – fin­gerprint requirements
• FTC proposal to curb unfair and deceptive mortgage practices
• Federal Reserve proposal to change disclosure for closed-end mortgages and HELOCs

Conclusion

Each of these new or proposed regulations will affect different departments in your bank, and to comply, you may have to change processes, procedures, and checklists; train the appropriate personnel; and develop audit or process tracing techniques to make sure you are in compliance.

This task can be mammoth; you have a bank to run. One solution is to involve some outside experts that can help you make the changes, train the appropriate personnel, and then leave.

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