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May 14, 2021 |
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 Features
Recent legislative changes will keep banks’ Bank Secrecy Act officers busy for years to come. Here’s a CEO’s-eye view of AML/BSA changes on the horizon.
Risk and Compliance News
ABA and nine other financial trade groups called for the OCC to formally withdraw or delay its June 2020 Community Reinvestment Act rule, following speculation that the OCC will likely pursue a different CRA modernization course under a new comptroller.
As the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network prepares to create a new beneficial ownership registry, ABA made several recommendations that should guide the agency as it develops the database—including that FinCEN ensure usability and ease of access for reporting companies, law enforcement and financial institutions.
The FDIC said this week that the banking industry remained resilient entering 2021, despite the extraordinary challenges of the pandemic. In its annual risk review publication, the agency said that the banking sector in 2020 was helped by strong capital and liquidity levels and "was a source of stability to the economy."
A recent analysis of mortgages by the CFPB found that an estimated 4.7% of owner-occupied properties were in forbearance as of March 2021, while about 0.5% of mortgages were 60 or more days delinquent.
ABA offered several changes to a recent proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to facilitate streamlined loan modification efforts and establish a temporary COVID-19 emergency pre-foreclosure period under Regulation X that would prohibit servicers from making the first notice or filing required to initiate foreclosure until Dec. 31.
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