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Compliance Q&A: Credit Score Disclosure

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Question: We are moving to a new ChexSystem benefit whereby the credit score will be provided to us. However, we will not use the score in making the determination to deny an account opening. Since we are not using it, do we have to ...Read More

An Ounce of Prevention: How to Avoid Lien Extinguishment under Alabama’s Common Interest Community Super-Priority Lien Statute

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by R. Aaron Chastain and Christopher K. Friedman In 2014, the Nevada Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the mortgage lending industry when it held that a portion of a homeowners’ association (“HOA”) or condominium owners association’s (“COA”) statutory assessment lien had priority over a ...Read More

Barbarians at the Gate: Are Your Competitors Poaching Your Best Talent?

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by Chris Bottcher Alabama’s banking market remains dynamic and fluid. Competition for top talent is fierce, and proven performers are bombarded with attractive offers from competitors. Any bank that has developed a team of lenders that consistently generates new and recurring revenue knows how ...Read More

Supreme Court Update for Banking and Financial Services Professionals

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by Charles W. Prueter, Waller For Alabama fans, there’s the third Saturday in October (unfortunately for Tennessee fans, the day is better known as One Especially Depressing Saturday in a Long Line of Depressing Saturdays), and for Supreme Court fans, there’s the first Monday ...Read More

Capital One’s Data Breach and the Legal Fallout

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by Brian Malcom, Waller Unfortunately, big data breaches are not new. So there is the temptation to shrug one’s shoulders and think, “It’s just another day in modern life.” A data breach at a financial institution, however, demands our attention. In March 2019, Capital ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: HMDA Exemption Question

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Question: We are in the process of underwriting a Commercial 10 YR Term loan to a Church for the purpose of purchasing a single family residence (zoned as single family) that will be used as a place of worship. Is this a HMDA covered ...Read More

Redefining ‘Banker’

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by Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association What does it mean to be a banker today? Those of you reading this column have a good idea of the variety of jobs held by the 2 million women and men who work for America’s banks. But ...Read More

Capital One’s Data Breach and the Legal Fallout

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by Brian Malcom, Waller Unfortunately, big data breaches are not new. So there is the temptation to shrug one’s shoulders and think, “It’s just another day in modern life.” A data breach at a financial institution, however, demands our attention. In March 2019, Capital ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Check Signature Verification

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Question: I was wondering do all checks over a certain dollar amount need to be verified for accurate signatures—can you tell me whether there is a requirement? Answer: There is not a particular threshold amount in the federal laws or regulations, or in the ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Deferred Student Loan Payments

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Question: I’m not sure how to handle deferred student loan payments. I have a borrower that is working as a teacher and stated that her student loans would be paid for by the state. Does Appendix Q state that I can in essence ignore ...Read More

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