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
02/11/2008
Loan A to John Doe is secured by a UCC filing for inventory and accounts. Loan B made to John Doe a year later is cross collateralized with the same collateral. Loan A has the original security agreement and Loan B does not get a new security agreement. We reference the original security agreement from Loan A in the Promissory Note of Loan B. Is this correct or should we prepare a new security agreement with Loan B even though the UCC was filed a year prior to Loan B being made? If Loan A pays off and we move the security agreement over to Loan B are we perfected?
02/11/2008
How long does the commercial lending department need to keep records of declines, withdrawals and paid loan files?
02/04/2008
If a closing attorney or title company requests a payoff quote on a commercial loan does the customer have to authorize it in writing for the bank to give that information?
01/28/2008
Can a bank pay more interest to one account holder than they do to another if they both have a NOW account? If so, what disclosures are required?
01/21/2008
I’m an operations specialist and I was reading the article <a href="http://www.bankersonline.com/compliance/mbg_banktrapped.html">"Bank Trapped in RFPA Violation Through Army Subpoena"</a>. We were then going through our own privacy policy and realized that we did not know what a certificate of compliance looked like or what is needed to be included in it to cover the bank legally. Who in a government agency is allowed to sign off on the certificate of compliance? I was hoping you might be able to tell me what all is in the certificate or be able to point me to an example of what one might look like.
12/17/2007
Do the BSA/AML and Patriot Act regulations apply to a state chartered trust company?
11/26/2007
Who should receive the early HELOC disclosures and booklet? The loan is a HELOC for the purpose of college tuition. The student/daughter is the borrower on the loan and the father is co-signer on the loan. The collateral is the primary residence of the parents (both listed on the DOT) and the ROR was given to the daughter, the father and the mother.
11/26/2007
Please clarify if the following transaction would be considered a refinance or a purchase. We have a newly elected Director on our board. His home loan was approved before he became a director. After he was appointed to the board, his home loan was modified. Should this have come before the board to obtain approval?
11/19/2007
Are there any restrictions within Reg O that would prohibit extending an SBA guaranteed loan or loan with an SBA takeout commitment (504 program) to a director of our bank?
11/12/2007
Are there certain audits that should be performed throughout the year for financial institutions? If so, what are the deadlines?
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