Volume 9, Number 6 This issue went to press on June 25, 2004.
Table of Contents
Overdraft Protection: New Practices, New Rules
Concerned that consumers may not have adequate information about the overdraft protection and that some marketing information is actually deceptive, the FFIEC agencies proposed joint guidelines on overdraft protection programs and the Federal Reserve proposed amendments to Regulation DD.
New Rules: Reg V Reporting Notices (4 Action Steps)
The Federal Reserve Board has issued final rules for providing consumers with a notice required by The FACT Act when the creditor reports negative information to a credit bureau.
Action Training:
Lining Up FACT Act Players (Chart)
The FACT Act will hit everywhere in the institution. No-one will be unaffected.
Compliance Notes
In the Editor's Opinion:
When Compliance Backfires
The cost and difficulty of compliance may be the undoing of the act and all the good intentions behind it.
Compliance Q&A
FTC Pursues Deceptive Mortgage Advertising?
FTC has charged a California mortgage broker with unfair or deceptive trade practices and violations of Regulation Z.
OCC Reminds Banks of SCRA
In Advisory Letter 2004-8, the OCC provides banks with a summary of requirements under the SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act).
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