Bio:
With more than 3 decades of experience, Kathleen is a thought-leading voice in the industry specializing in HMDA, CRA & regulatory process development.
Kathleen Blanchard has over 32 years of experience in banking. She has developed lending and regulatory processes as a banker and consultant and presents detailed regulatory training that is very process specific. Her banking background includes commercial and private banking lending, credit review, credit policy and procedures, risk management and regulatory compliance at both community, regional and large international banks.
Kathleen has been providing training and consulting services for banks, credit unions and non-bank lenders on their regulatory compliance processes, HMDA and CRA reporting, process development and training since 2006. She is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager and a BOL Guru for BankersOnline.com. Kathleen presents her views and advice on HMDA and CRA and other regulatory matters at her website, www.kaybeescomplianceinsights.com
Since 2015, Kathleen has been delivering in depth regulatory compliance consulting and training via The HMDA Academy, a unique personalized combination of consulting, training and resources delivered online to assist financial institutions and vendors in learning and applying the revised HMDA process and rules going into effect in 2017 and 2018.
Areas of Expertise:
AML/BSA Independent Audits
Compliance Audits
Compliance Consulting
Compliance Review
CRA
HMDA Analysis
Questions Answered
02/02/2015
If a consumer (personal name) requests a loan to purchase 4 rental residential properties and pledging another one of their rental properties that they own free and clear for the equity down payment, would this not be considered a commercial loan regardless of the fact that they are purchasing residential 1-4 family homes?
01/19/2015
What is the procedure for a bank to be able to offer prequals to individuals shopping for loans?
01/12/2015
Our bank is getting into more C&I lending. We are hiring lenders who specialize in this. Any suggestions as to where we can obtain guidance on best practices for SERVICING these types of loans; i.e. documentation peculiarities; UCC management, etc.?
01/12/2015
If I have an automobile loan that is in one party name but the title is joint with husband and wife and both signed a security agreement is a HYPOTHECATION AGREEMENT necessary to perfect our lien?
01/05/2015
What regulation does a mortgage not fall under?
01/05/2015
Is it a Reg B violation to instruct loan officers to avoid taking applications for credit cards if the customer does not own a home, does not have $1500 in their account & does not have active credit cards with other banks?
12/15/2014
We are a very small bank with 2 loan officers and the CEO. The loan officers deal with consumer residential loan requests as well as all commercial requests. My question is: can they receive incentive bonus compensation on Commercial loans only? i.e. a small percentage of the loan fee collected on commercial loans only.
12/15/2014
An employee of the loan department received her real estate license without consultation or approval from Management. The licensing status is currently active. We understand there are implications regarding conflicts of interest, HR policy issues, and independence issues related to any duties associated with real estate lending. However, there are two questions related RESPA and Reg Z.
Question 1.- Does sharing an employee with a real estate agency now constitute an affiliated business relationship requiring the Affiliated Business Disclosure?
Question 2. How does this impact calculations of points and fees for HOEPA loans? Do we include commissions into the point and fee calculations based on them being paid to a third party?
12/15/2014
What are the duties of HMDA Compliance Analyst?
11/03/2014
If a customer brings in a check that is made payable to them and they would like to purchase a cashier's check, is it necessary to have them deposit that check into their personal account first? Then we would do a withdrawal from that account to make the purchase. If it is necessary to deposit it first, and can you please explain to me why?
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