August 2011

  • August 10, 2011

    August 2011 Legal Briefs

    By Mary Beth Guard CFPB Powers Up SAFE Registration Deadline Passes Check Your Email Signature Line Change Your AAN Address Updated Authentication Guidance Issued Risk Management on Prepaid Cards Debit Card Interchange Fees RESPA Reg Clarified Reg B/FCRA Notice Change Changes to the Risk-Based Pricing Notice  

July 2011

  • July 14, 2011

    July 2011 Legal Update

    By Mary Beth Guard: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM By Pauli D. Loeffler REVISED OKLAHOMA GARNISHMENT FORMS GARNISHMENT QUESTION OF THE MONTH – BANKRUPTCY By John S. Burnett OCC “DROPS THE OTHER SHOE” ON OVERDRAFTS OCC’S PROPOSED GUIDANCE ON “DEPOSIT ADVANCE” By Andy Zavoina REG Z AMENDED – DON’T BLOW THIS OFF MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY NOTICE UPDATE MID-YEAR CHECKUP  

June 2011

  • June 9, 2011

    June 2011 Legal Briefs

    By John S. Burnett Federal Garmishment Regulation Update By Andy Zavoina Exam Procedure Changes:  SCRA and Tenants in Foreclosure Act By Pauli Loeffler You asked for it…Combined GFE/TIL Reg Z Exemption Amount Increased/Reg Z and Oklahoma’s Uniform Consumer Credit Code("U3C") Coverage Compared Consumer Loan Dollar Amounts Adjust on July 1

May 2011

  • May 18, 2011

    May 2011 Legal Briefs

    By John S. Burnett The Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines FDIC Posts OD Guidance FAQ Fed and FDIC Propose to Pull Interest on Deposits Regs By Pauli Loeffler SHELTER FROM THE STORM – Garnishments, Part Two By Andy Zavoina Good News and Bad News about a New LAR is in Your Future New FDIC CRC Address Good 1099 News  

April 2011

  • April 13, 2011

    April 2011 Legal Update

    By Mary Beth Guard Appraisals: What’s Changed By John S. Burnett New Federal Reg to Protect Direct Deposit Benefits Recipients Fed Publishes Final HPML Escrow Rules Fed Announces Another Reg Z Proposal Proposed Reg CC Overhaul Would Mean Shorter Holds, Less Paper Credit Card Rules "Clarification" Published By Pauli Loeffler The Times They are a-Changin’: How to Deal with Garnishments in …

March 2011

  • March 9, 2011

    March 2011 Legal Update

    By Mary Beth Guard Privacy Notices Compensating Loan Officers Anti-Steering Rules New Appraisal Rules By John S. Burnett Coping with the FDIC’s Overdraft Guidance By Andy Zavoina SCRA

February 2011

  • February 21, 2011

    February 2011 Legal Update

    By Mary Beth Guard SAFE Act Registry Opens SCRA Becomes a Front Burner Issue New Payment Schedule Disclosures Poof! Proposed Rules Are Gone! Compliance Roundtable Meeting Signs, Signs, Update Your Signs By John Burnett The Latest in Deposit Insurance Standard Maximum Insurance Amount TAG—Oct. 14, 2008–Dec. 31, 2010—R.I.P. Temporary Unlimited Insurance — Dodd-Frank Act § 343 The Last Word (For Now)  By …

January 2011

  • January 1, 2011

    January 2011 Legal Briefs

    Federal S.A.F.E. Act Registry Will (Probably) Be Up By January 31, 2011 Banks May Not Accept Tax Deposit Coupons after December 31, 2010 FDIC Insurance Coverage Changes Effective January 1, 2011 Regulators Increase HMDA, CRA Thresholds Effective January 1, 2011 New Reg Z Interim Final Rule Regarding Appraisal Independence Places Major New Burdens on Banks MDIA Interim Rule effective January …

December 2010

  • December 1, 2010

    December 2010 Legal Update

    OBA’s Legal Department Introduces New Frequently Asked Questions Feature! Recent Case Sanctions Fraud Loss Shifting Provision in Commercial Deposit Account Agreements Compliance Dates Roundup

November 2010

  • November 1, 2010

    November 2010 Legal Update

    New CRA Regulation Effective 11/3/2010 Model Privacy Notices Safe-Harbor Under Reg P Will Change Effective 1/1/2011 New Final Rule Amends Reg Z, Prohibiting Certain Loan Originator Compensation and Steering Practices. Compliance Mandatory 4/1/2011 Federal Reserve Board Rule Reflects Delay in Gift Card Disclosure Requirements to 1/31/2011 Federal Reserve Board Announces Annual Indexing of Reserve Requirement Exemption Amount and Low Reserve Tranche …