Monthly Archives: December 2010

Regulation Z

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday approved an interim rule amending Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). The Board is issuing this interim rule to clarify certain aspects of a September 24, 2010 interim rule, in response to public comments. The September interim rule implements provisions of the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement [...]
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Asset-Size Threshold

The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define small bank, small savings association, intermediate small bank and intermediate small savings association under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The annual adjustments for banks are required by the CRA rules. Annual adjustments to these asset-size thresholds are [...]
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Basel II

Three federal bank regulatory agencies today announced they are seeking comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking that would revise the market risk capital rules for banking organizations with significant trading activity. The proposed rule would implement changes approved by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to its market risk framework. The Federal Reserve, the [...]
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Director Duties Rules

December 22, 2010, Alexandria, Va. – The new NCUA rule addressing the duties of federal credit union boards will be effective in January 2011, and compliance with the financial literacy portion of the rule will be required by July 2011. Directors elected or appointed on or before January 27, 2011, including those directors serving prior [...]
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Multi-Media Campaign

December 23, 2010, Alexandria, Va. — NCUA today announced that donated advertising for the “NCUAsafe” multi-media public education campaign has now topped $2.6 million in the three months since its initiation. The campaign, featuring nationally-known personal finance expert Suze Orman, combines :30 and :60-second television and radio ads, and outdoor and indoor posters touting the [...]
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Revalation Of The Magi

Have you been seeing the articles about the Wisemen translation into English? Good stuff… descendants of Adam’s third son travel back from China following the star. “And when it concentrated itself, it appeared to us in the bodily form of a small and humble human, and he said to us: ‘Peace to you, sons of [...]
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Mortgage Loan Originator Registration

December 23, 2010, Alexandria, Va. — The initial period for federal registration of residential mortgage loan originators under the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (“SAFE Act”), 12 U.S.C. 5101–5116, is expected to begin on or around January 31, 2011, and end on or around July 29, 2011. The National Credit [...]
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NCUA Amendments

December 22, 2010 Alexandria, Va. – National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz commended Congress for today’s passage of S. 4036, which includes three technical amendments requested by NCUA to improve the administration of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) and Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund (Stabilization Fund). “The amendments in S. [...]
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Indirect Lending Webinar

Alexandria, Va., December 21, 2010 – National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Member Gigi Hyland hosted a webinar on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 entitled “Indirect Lending: Balancing the Risks and Rewards.” The webinar was free and open to the public and was attended by over 1,200 participants. Drawing from the diverse expertise at the NCUA [...]
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Regulation C

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday published its annual notice of the asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions under Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The asset-size exemption for depository institutions will increase to $40 million based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners [...]
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