Compliance reviews

We'll be back: OCC examiners are more effective on-site

06/11/20

The acting head of the agency says it cannot continue relying on web-based exams put in place during the coronavirus and will start sending staff into banks.

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Sexual harassment widely experienced, but rarely reported in mortgage lending

01/29/18

More than 70% of women mortgage professionals have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, but these incidents go drastically underreported, according to a recent Mortgage Bankers Association survey.

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Otting defends OCC's steps to improve supervision post-Wells scandal

01/25/18

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting on Thursday again took issue with Senate Democrats over their concerns about the pace of internal supervisory changes.

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Misguided data freeze keeps CFPB from doing its job: Warren

01/24/18

Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s decision to halt the collection of consumer data renders bank exams less effective and ignores existing cybersecurity protections, the Massachusetts senator argues.

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FDIC terminates consent order with Discover

08/30/17

The 3-year-old order was related to Discover Bank’s programs for combating money laundering. A related agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago remains in effect.

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How much should a bank board know?

08/23/17

As the Federal Reserve retools its supervisory approach to bank boards, some critics fear the changes may go too far.

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FIS expensed strip clubs, padded timesheets during Ocwen audit, lawsuit claims

05/31/17

Auditors performing a review of Ocwen Financial padded timesheets and claimed excessive and improper expenses, including lengthy travel and meals at strip clubs and casinos, according to a lawsuit filed against Fidelity Information Services.

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