Compliance

There isn't a credit union in the country that isn't aware of the never-ending need to comply with ever-growing rules and regulations. In our July 29 issue, Credit Union Journal provided more than a dozen perspectives aimed at providing assistance and direction with compliance. In this issue, the Journal offers additional viewpoints designed to do the same.

The new remittance transfer rules that take effect Oct. 28 bring with them some tough decisions for credit unions-especially those falling just outside the guidelines, reports CUNA Mutual Group.

New guidelines make it imperative that CUs pay close attention to how they handle garnished accounts that receive federal benefits, reminds Wolters Kluwer.

While check usage may be on the decline, the amount of charge-offs due to check fraud is not, and one person says that Reg CC remains a chief compliance hurdle.

All the attention may go to new regulations, but one person is reminding that CUs must continue to monitor some older threats associated with Reg E.

Credit unions need to pay close attention to member complaints as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is stepping up its focus here, looking for signs from consumers that their FI is engaging in unfair or deceptive practices.

The CFPB's new and forthcoming mortgage rules represent what one person called "the poster child for change" that FIs can expect in the coming year.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Community Choice CU has signed with NeighborBench for the company’s cloud-based compliance solution.

The recent court ruling on debit interchange fees should remind the payments industry how harmful the Durbin amendment is.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA is warning credit unions about advertising that anyone can join, without limitation, saying such an offer may be in violation of laws and regulations.

Citibank has agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a complaint by the Connecticut attorney general that the bank was aware of a security flaw in its online banking service that resulted in hackers obtaining payment card data and stealing about $2.7 million.

Doomsayers conveniently forget that the business case for introducing debit cards was one of cost avoidance for the banks, not revenue.

Banks can do business with Internet-based lenders that don’t violate the law, the nation’s primary payment system said in a letter that followed warnings from regulators about the online firms’ practices.

The Affordable Care Act was meant to spark a major increase in electronic payments, yet progress has been slowed by confusion and lack of interest.

Tradehill Inc., a Bitcoin exchange, has ended its relationship with Internet Archive Federal Credit Union—announced only a few days earlier—and has suspended trading, blaming regulatory issues.

It’s easier to sell a person something he wants than to scare him into buying protection from something he wants to avoid. That’s particularly applicable when it comes to selling payments security.

A new Jack Henry program can speed EMV-chip card migration for card issuers by up to a year — but only for credit cards, since ongoing legal issues hamper the use of EMV for debit cards.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, by hosting the Bitcoin Foundation in Washington D.C. this week, demonstrated its commitment to learning more about the disruptive virtual currency.

Virtual currency operators in Idaho are subject to state money transmission laws if they service Idaho residents, according to a letter from Jim Burns, investigations chief at the Idaho Department of Finance.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s rules for debit-card transaction fees and processing should remain in place while the central bank appeals a decision throwing out the regulations, according to retailers who oppose the new directives.