Asurity Advisors Risk Assessment
Leveraging the First Line in Second Line Risk AssessmentsCompliance risk assessments are the backbone of an effective compliance management system (“CMS”). They enable active risk management by identifying and measuring compliance risks both inherent and realized across the institution. In addition, they inform monitoring and testing schedules, dictate the types and amounts of resources (both human and technological) allocated by the institution, and […]
Asurity Advisors banking risk management
Third Party Risk Management – Final Interagency Guidance RefresherThe Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board)[1], the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)[2], and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury[3], issued comprehensive joint guidance[4] on managing risks associated with third-party relationships. This guidance provides pertinent information for banking institutions to readily address the complexities and potential risks that […]
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TRID Refresher Series (Part 3): Examinations Under TRIDFor mortgage lenders, the mortgage process can be daunting, with its myriad regulations and requirements. Among these, the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Rule, implemented by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2015, stands out for its impact on disclosure timing and tolerance requirements for mortgage lenders. In the first two posts of this series […]
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Seven Question with Asurity/Sandler Law Group HR Director, Lisa Torgerson! Meet Lisa Torgerson! She’s the Human Resources Director here at Asurity/SLG and last month, we celebrated her 12th anniversary with our team! Describe what you do at Asurity/SLG in 3 words or less. LT: Guide, Enter, Follow-up. I guide the firm/company and its employees through […]
On June 5, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB23-1229, a new law to opt the state out of Sections 521 to 523 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”). The legislation takes effect on July 1, 2024, and applies to all consumer credit transactions made or renewed on or […]
On May 10, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-02 (“CFPC 2023-02” or the “Circular”). In CFPC 2023-02, the CFPB considers the following question: After consumers have closed deposit accounts, if a financial institution unilaterally reopens those accounts to process a debit (i.e., withdrawal, ACH transaction, check) or deposit, […]
On April 26, 2023, both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”)[1] and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”)[2] issued additional guidance regarding overdraft and non-sufficient funds (“NSF”) transactions and fees. Both publications included a discussion of unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices (“UDAAP”)[3] risks associated with “Authorize Positive, Settle Negative” (“APSN”) […]
In October 2021 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of a new redlining enforcement initiative. Since that time, government agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the DOJ, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have all ramped up enforcement and supervisory activities focused on […]
Seven Question with Principal Software Engineer, John Murphy! Meet John Murphy! He’s our Principal Software Engineer at RiskExec and this April, we celebrated his 5th anniversary with our team! Describe what you do at Asurity in 3 words or less.JM: I build RiskExec. How did you discover your passion for software programming/engineering?JM: I have always […]
Housing discrimination has been illegal since the passage of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) in 1968. The FHA was intended to both prohibit housing discrimination and reverse the history of housing segregation. To reach those goals, the federal FHA prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing on the basis of race, color, […]
Meet Sherry Sepeda! She’s an Accounting Associate at Asurity and this February, we celebrated her 34th anniversary with our team! Describe what you do at Asurity in 3 words or less?SS: Billing, Receivables, Payables. What is your favorite thing about working at Asurity?SS: The people - When you have great people to work with, it […]
How long have you been in the industry and what brought you to it?I started working in the mortgage industry in June of 2014, which certainly does not feel like it was almost nine years ago. It was pure chance that brought me in. After working in the entertainment industry for more than a decade, […]
How long have you been in the industry and what brought you to it? I’ve been practicing law for 28 years (yikes!) with the first 16 years being in corporate law. I had the opportunity to move to the mortgage industry with an in house position for a servicing company and have been in the […]
