Alabama Bank News

Question: Under Reg. DD, if a time account product is advertised generally is there a requirement to provide the term for CDs if a specific CD product is not advertised, and instead, simply that time accounts are among products offered? Answer: No, you’re not ...Read More

by Bob Fowlkes, Maynard Cooper & Gale On May 24 President Trump signed into law the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” (the “Act”). While the Act may ease the HMDA reporting burden on many banks, it may not be the panacea ...Read More

Question: Our bank has an affiliate that purchases account receivables. The affiliate orders consumer reports in order to conduct their business. One of their customers applied to our bank for a commercial loan. The affiliate, having obtained a credit report on the guarantor, provided ...Read More

by Rob Nichols If you are like many of the hundreds of bankers I have talked to since joining ABA three years ago, odds are you have an issue with your core provider. Yes, these companies are critical partners, and they deliver many excellent ...Read More

by Alan Deer, Bradley From 2000 to 2007—the seven years leading up to the recent financial crisis—the FDIC received more than 1,600 applications for deposit insurance, an average of more than 200 per year. More than 1,000 new banks ultimately were formed over this ...Read More

Question: HELOCs and escrow for flood–are they always exempt even if in 1st position? Answer: Yes, that’s correct–there’s a specific exemption for HELOCs in and of themselves: 339.5   Escrow requirement. (a) In general—(1) Applicability. Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2) or (c) of this section, an ...Read More

Question: I pulled a flood certification in which there is one parcel of land but multiple, nonresidential buildings on that piece of land. The provider did not include a schedule of the buildings. All the buildings are in a flood zone, and the provider ...Read More