John Burnett joined Glia Group, Inc., and BankersOnline in 2004, and currently serves as Executive Editor. He is a 1990 honors graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and is an alumnus of the ABA National Compliance School, where he served on the faculty for several years.
John began his banking career in high school when he started as a teller at a $15 million bank that didn't have account numbers for its checking accounts (he says they actually filed by signature!) He joined Cape Cod Bank and Trust Company in 1971 and assumed the position of Compliance Officer in 1976. He also served as corporate secretary and secretary of CCBT's Board of Directors, as well as Clerk of the bank's holding company.
He was a member of the Massachusetts Bankers Association Legal and Regulatory Compliance Committee, and of the American Bankers Association Compliance Executive Committee and NCS/NGCS Advisory Board. He is a regular presenter of BOL Learning Connect webinars and a presenter at BOL Conferences events.
You may contact John via email at jburnett@bankersonline.com.
08/12/2018
I'm aware of the 2015 CFPB commentary in Reg. Z stating that living trusts should be treated as natural persons. Would this apply to irrevocable trusts (where the trustors are deceased)? Is there case law or commentary supporting (or not) that irrevocable trusts are estates and provided the organizational exemption under Reg. Z? Thank you.
08/12/2018
Is the following scenario HMDA reportable? The borrower owns his primary residence free and clear. He is going to use this home for a business line of credit. The purpose of the business line of credit will be for him to purchase homes, repair or remodel and resell. (He is flipping them.) We will be advancing funds and depositing to his checking account and we will have no interest in the homes that he flips.
08/12/2018
Mutilating the MICR line of a check doesn't help in the Check 21 environment. So what do we do to prevent a stopped check from being presented again?
08/12/2018
If we use the standard Closing Disclosure form for a transaction involving a seller, do we have to use the standard form for the Closing Disclosure for a simultaneous subordinate loan that finances the down payment?
08/05/2018
Our practice is not conducting ACH transactions for Trust accounts such as Escrows. Is there any compliance reason to prohibit ACH for escrow or is it merely a business decision? Escrow company doesn't conduct ACH transactions but wires or check only.
08/05/2018
Are we at the institution required to send valid/invalid claim notices when disputing remotely created checks (RCC), and if so, where is the requirement?
08/05/2018
Can we now use a revised Closing Disclosure to adjust a closing cost that’s increased after we’ve delivered the Closing Disclosure, and not have to absorb the increase?
08/05/2018
Does a customer need a reason for a stop payment?
07/29/2018
How should we disclose construction loan inspection and handling fees?
07/22/2018
Is an adverse action/counter offer determined by the loan product or the loan amount? If I am doing an 80% LTV cash out Mortgage refinance (ex: $80K loan on $100K estimated value) but the appraisal value comes in for less than estimated, I now have to change the loan amount to 80% of the actual value (ex: verified value = $90K therefore new loan amount is $72K). Does this mean that I have to do an adverse action/counter offer in addition to re-disclosing an updated loan estimate for the change in loan amount? My product is still the 80% LTV cash out mortgage refinance. My product did not change and I am still giving the borrower cash out that he requested, it just isn't as much as we estimated.
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