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2019 Regular Session: Week 8 Recap

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For the Alabama Bankers Association, this was likely the most productive week of the 2019 Regular Session, as several bills discussed in previous issues of Capitol Notes took major procedural steps on Tuesday and Wednesday. For example, House Bill 304 by Rep. Merika Coleman ...Read More

Solving the Banking Industry’s Cannabis Conundrum

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by Rob Nichols While there is still a healthy — and appropriate — debate on whether cannabis should be legalized at the federal level, there is growing consensus that something must be done to address the cannabis conundrum affecting banks. The need for a ...Read More

Federal Tax Reform Highlights Ambiguities and Compliance Challenges for Alabama Banks

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by James E. Long, Jr. and Bruce P. Ely Unlike most states, Alabama exempts financial institutions from its corporate income tax, choosing instead to subject these entities to its financial institution excise tax (“FIET”). While it’s not uncommon for financial institutions to encounter state ...Read More

2019 Regular Session: Week 7 Recap

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Next week could be a busy one in the State House for the Alabama Bankers Association, as three bills ABA is tracking could start moving as early as Tuesday afternoon: House Bill 419, the Financial Institution Excise Tax Reform Act, is on the House ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Annual Disclosure Statement

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Question: With regard to the FDIC’s Part 350 Annual Disclosure Statement rescission, would it only apply to one of our charters or would it apply to the holding company and everything under it as a whole? We are two chartered banks under one holding ...Read More

Supreme Court Update for Banking and Financial Services Professionals

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by Charles W. Prueter The Supreme Court has picked up its pace of late, including issuing three opinions in the last month or so in cases that were previewed on these pages. From financial consumer protection to securities enforcement to class arbitration, these cases ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Deadline for PMI notice of Cancellation/Termination

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Question: When is the deadline to provide a PMI notice of cancellation/termination? Answer: Assuming this is subject to the Homeowners Protection Act, the bank has 30 days after the PMI relating to a residential mortgage transaction is canceled or terminated to send out a ...Read More

2019 Regular Session: Week 5 Recap

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House Bill 419, the Financial Institution Excise Tax Reform Act, was amended and favorably reported by the House Ways & Means – General Fund Committee on Wednesday. Thanks to the good work of the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette), committee members had no ...Read More

Compliance Q&A: Escrow Considerations

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Question: We escrow for taxes and insurance. This is not an HPML loan nor is flood insurance required in this situation. The taxes, with respect to this loan, are subject to a continual homestead credit that exceeds the tax charge. So, year after year, ...Read More

Three Takeaways from the Ascension Data Breach

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by Fob James, Burr & Forman On Jan. 23, TechCrunch reported that more than 24 million mortgage and banking documents were left exposed on the internet in an unprotected environment for approximately two weeks. Ascension, which provides data analytics and document management services to ...Read More

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