08/18/2024
Regarding a cancellation request of a consumer foreign remittance transfer - are there any document retention requirements related to the canceled wire transfer request? Is the FI required to retain a copy of the wire transfer request form or any other documentation related to the transaction since it never occurred if canceled within the 30-minute window?
Our bank has a log to record all canceled international wire transfer requests, but that is the only documentation.
08/11/2024
Can a merchant force a debit card transaction by claiming that the transaction is a recurring transaction event though it's not? For example, the customer opted out of overdraft service for ATM and one-time POS debit card transactions, but a merchant forced the transaction by claiming it's recurring.
05/12/2024
Can a bank use the customer’s history of access to their online banking, to determine when the customer was aware of a loss such as an unauthorized electronic funds transfer?
04/28/2024
If a customer did not receive their check in a timely manner in the mail after cashing in a Certificate of Deposit, can they file a Reg. E claim? The account was originally opened online.
04/07/2024
According to Reg E, if I need to reverse provisional credit from a customer and they do not have the funds in the account in the amount of the reversal, can I proceed even though it will leave the account in the negative? The customer has been notified verbally of the reversal and I will send the reversal letter via mail, but they have made no attempt to deposit the money to cover this. Can I proceed, regardless of if the funds are available and still be in compliance?
03/31/2024
If a customer authorizes someone to use their card and gives them the PIN for a specific transaction, and that someone uses the card for additional transactions that were not authorized by the customer, is their any negligence by the customer for giving the card and PIN for the first authorized transaction? What are the requirements according to Reg E ?
01/21/2024
What are your thoughts on allowing customers to give an authorized signer access to their online banking and/or approving them to have a debit card? Would it make a difference if there is a form signed by the customer providing authroization and acceptance of liability for the transactions the signer conducts?
01/07/2024
We currently have outside counsel providing what I believe is inaccurate guidance. However, I'm struggling to find resources I can use to refute their regulatory interpretations. Specifically, this applies to a consumer's right to stop payment under 1005.10(c). Can you please advise how these requirements apply to:
1. Preauthorized transfers for loan payments (we are the lender/servicer) drawn on both external (we obtain debit authorization) and internal deposit accounts; and
2. Preauthorized bill payments both issued against the bank's/vendor's account and debited directly from the consumer's account. We hold the consumer's deposit account and offer the bill pay service.
01/07/2024
Reg E (12 CFR 1005.17(b)(2)) says we cannot condition the payment of checks and other transaction on the whether the consumer has opted into overdrafts via ATM and one-time debit card transactions. However, it does not clarify whether the opposite is allowed – meaning can you condition ATM and one-time debit card transactions on whether someone has opted into overdrafts via check and other transactions? I can't find any guidance on this question, so any advice is much appreciated.
12/17/2023
How should a credit union as the Receiving Depository Financial Institution (RDFI) handle a situation when the credit union recovers unauthorized ACH debits from the OriginatingDFI (ODFI) through the breach of warranty process? An example may help to clarify the question.
A consumer-member disputes a series of ACH debits posted their account over the last several months as unauthorized, but the member is late in providing notice. The credit union recredits the member for the initial unauthorized ACH debits plus those that occur within 60 days of the statement being made on which the first unauthorized debit appear. The member is liable for the unauthorized debits after the 60 days until notice is provided to the credit union. The credit union is able to return the most recent unauthorized debits that occur in the last 60 days.
In an attempt to recover the remaining funds, the credit union sends a notice to the ODFI requesting the member’s authorization and if the ODFI is unable provide the authorization, requests permission to initiate a late return. The ODFI is unable to provide the authorization, so it grants permission to process a late return.
The credit union has now recovered the full amount of the unauthorized ACH debits claimed by the member. Can the credit union retain the amount that it recredited to the member (i.e., the credit union’s liability)? For the remaining funds recovered, should the credit union recredit the member? It seems to me that the credit union should recredit the member based on the concept of unjust enrichment.