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Common Sense Compliance

Lucy and Nancy seek common sense amid the bewildering compliance world. Each blog delves for meanings behind trends—and missed footnotes that mean a big deal.

The bureau has issued a small change that will give lenders a bit of running room.
Common Sense Compliance

CFPB’s Reg Z change increases flexibility

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 05/09/2018 - 09:55 |
Tweak takes effect June 1
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"Stop!" is clear enough, but when the subject is UDAAP, often much isn't so clear.
Common Sense Compliance

UDAAP? Violation? Or both?

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 03/29/2018 - 14:23 |
Ten years after Dodd-Frank added the extra “A,” it's still a mystery
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How will Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney treat the bureau's complaints program? He's looking for input from banks and other stakeholders.
Common Sense Compliance

Any beefs about CFPB complaint system?

Written by Steve Cocheo | 03/01/2018 - 15:35 |
Bureau seeks input as part of overall review
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If your bank doesn't go after root causes, regulators may oblige. The fault may ultimately lie in your bank's compliance management system.
Common Sense Compliance

“Why?” is the spade of root cause analysis

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 02/06/2018 - 22:02 |
Obvious causes aren’t always the answer. You have to dig
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Death for GFE and HUD-1 docs highly exaggerated
Common Sense Compliance

Death for GFE and HUD-1 docs highly exaggerated

Written by By James Bork and Mark White, Wolters Kluwer | 01/19/2018 - 19:47 |
Quick compliance tip on key reg
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Richard Cordray will be leaving CFPB by the end of November. Nancy Derr-Castiglione examines how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau developed and how she thinks it ought to change.
Common Sense Compliance

Looking on as Cordray steps down

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 11/16/2017 - 01:38 |
Compliance veteran gives her wish list
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Regulators periodically publish their estimates of how long it takes to comply with information collection requirements. Nancy Derr-Castiglione does a bit of math, for the "fun" of it.
Common Sense Compliance

Checking out regulatory math

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 09/06/2017 - 20:05 |
How close do regulators come on compliance time burden?
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Is climate change risk on your bank’s radar?
Common Sense Compliance

Is climate change risk on your bank’s radar?

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 07/17/2017 - 13:01 |
International group finalizes voluntary measures banks can take
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Letter from Colorado: banks and the marijuana business
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Letter from Colorado: banks and the marijuana business

Written by Nancy Derr-Castiglione | 05/12/2017 - 11:40 |
Recreational drug firms finding easier access to financial services
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Compliance expert Lucy Griffin warns that pendulums swing both ways, and bankers who count on permanent change forget that at their peril.
Common Sense Compliance

Regulatory relief: When the pendulum swings ...

Written by Lucy Griffin | 02/23/2017 - 20:51 |
… be careful or it will smack you when it swings back
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