Flood Basics still causing pain for some
This podcast discusses flood regulations for institutions lending money on properties. While there are many federal laws, some key ones being the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of...more
Similar to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Supervisory Highlights, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)’s Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights should be on your reading list. While the FDIC has...more
On August 25, the FDIC announced a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in July. The 10 orders include “two orders that combined a prohibition order and order to pay CMP; one combined...more
The FDIC has released its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights for 2022, covering the 3,000+ state-chartered banks and thrifts the FDIC supervises, most of which are community banks that provide credit and services...more
On April 28, the FDIC released a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in March. The FDIC made public 11 orders including “four prohibition orders, three orders terminating deposit...more
On March 31, the FDIC released a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in February. The FDIC made public five orders and one notice, including “three orders of prohibition from further...more
On February 24, the FDIC released a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in January. The FDIC made public 11 orders, including “four combined orders of prohibition and orders to pay...more
On January 27, the FDIC released a list of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in December. The FDIC made public nine orders, including “one order to pay civil money penalty, two consent...more
On December 30, the FDIC released a list of orders of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in November. The FDIC made public nine orders consisting of “two consent orders; two orders...more
Congress- U.S. House of Representatives- Committee on Financial Services- Committee Announces June Committee Schedule- ...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) of the United States Department of the Treasury entered into a December 20th Consent Order (“CO”) with Flagstar Bank, FSB (“Flagstar”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
Recently, federal agencies proposed revisions to the Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance. The agencies are the Comptroller of the Currency, Farm Credit Administration, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and...more
On November 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed amendment to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) regulations that would allow lenders to accept private flood insurance...more
Federal regulators have finalized a joint rule that amends regulations relating to loans secured by properties in special flood hazard areas. The final rule implements changes to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently approved proposed regulations related to the mandatory escrow and detached structure requirements for loans secured by property located in special flood hazard areas....more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation recently approved for release joint proposed regulations to implement provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (the Act). The proposal would amend the Flood...more
The federal banking agencies, together with the Farm Credit Administration, have issued joint guidance on amendments to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (FDPA). The amendments were part of the Biggert-Waters Flood...more
On March 29, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Farm Credit...more