Alabama Bank News

Mobile Remains Top Consumer Choice for Banking

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Mobile apps remain the most popular choice for most consumers when banking, according to a new survey commissioned by American Bankers Association. Research firm Morning Consult polled more than 2,200 U.S. adults about what methods they used the most to manage their bank accounts ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: TCPA Issues

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Q: Do we have any TCPA issues making phone calls to current customers to sell them other bank products? A: Generally, if you have an established business relationship with the customer, there would be no compliance issues with TCPA to call them and sell ...Read More

Automatic Loan Payment Cancellation Considerations

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Q: Would it be a requirement of any regulation for an institution to get a written cancellation request from a borrower to cancel automatic loan payments from a deposit account? We hold the Note and the account. Do we need the request to be ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: CIP Verification Considerations

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Q: If an individual named as a beneficial owner of a new legal entity account is an existing customer of the covered financial institution subject to the financial institution’s CIP, is the bank still required to identify and verify the identity of this individual ...Read More

Breaking Down the Debate over Digital Assets

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by Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association As I traveled the country this summer speaking at various state bankers association conventions, I’d always ask this question of my audience: How many of you have clients and customers that are asking you about cryptocurrencies and digital ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Recent UDAAP Changes

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Question: Have there been any changes to UDAAP recently? One of our providers has made changes to some of their documentation involving UDAAP and we are wondering if there has been a recent change. Answer: Yes, the CFPB recently updated its UDAAP exam procedures ...Read More

TRID Construction Loan Considerations

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QUESTION: For a TRID construction loan disclosed as two transactions, what should we disclose as the interest rate if it’s variable we don’t know what the rate will be during the permanent phase? ANSWER: If it will have an adjustable rate and the rate ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: SCRA Procedure Considerations

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Question: Our current SCRA procedures say that the interest rate should be retroactively applied to the date on which the service member was called to military service. In the case of a member of the reserve, though, would that be the date that they ...Read More

Alabama Election Overview

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(courtesy of Alabama Daily News) Governor Gov. Kay Ivey turned back eight primary challengers to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination without a runoff Tuesday earning about 55% of the vote. Blanchard, who served as an ambassador under former President Donald Trump, finished second at ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Construction Loan Considerations

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Q. If the bank agrees to make an interim construction loan but the borrower has a takeout letter from another institution, is the bank required to send a permanent loan disclosure for informational purposes? A. As set out in the CFPB guidance below, whether ...Read More