Alabama Bank News

A recent state Supreme Court ruling could potentially spell disaster for real estate lending in Alabama. In late September, the Court ruled that a future-advance mortgage does not create a mortgage lien until some indebtedness is incurred under the mortgage, rather than when the ...Read More

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

Question: For the Reg. DD – “indoor signs” exception in Section 1030.8(e)(2), I see that indoor signs are exempt from: permissible rates, when additional disclosures are required, bonuses, and certain media exemptions. My question is whether “when additional disclosures are required” includes, for example, an ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter In the last installment of the Update, I wrote about then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s commitment to textualism and the separation of powers. Suffice to say, nobody has thought much about any legal doctrines or methods over the month since. Nevertheless, here ...Read More

QUESTION: Under Reg. Z, the NMLS ID and name would be required on mortgage, note, application, LE and CD for any dwelling-secured loan. Is that correct?   ANSWER: Reg. Z section 1026.36 requires the NMLS ID to be on the note, security instrument, application, ...Read More

by Andrew S. Nix, Maynard Cooper & Gale Equity incentives can be a very effective component of a bank’s compensation program. When used properly, equity incentives can help advance a bank’s business strategy, link pay and performance and provide a competitive advantage in recruitment ...Read More

Question: The credit reports we use are through the company Factual Data. This company retrieves the information from Equifax and on our tri-merge requests, retrieves from all 3 consumer reporting agencies. We have been putting on the denial letters the address and phone numbers of ...Read More