November 12-13, 2019 WMBA held its Second Annual Mortgage Bootcamp. Designed for those who work in the mortgage industry, this highly recommended one-and-a half day seminar walked attendees through the mortgage loan cycle and everything they needed to know to be a stronger mortgage professional. On Day Two, Heidi Wier, managing director in CrossCheck’s Regulatory… Read more »
Western Bankers Association (WBA) – 2019 Mortgage Servicing Webinar
On November 7th, 2019 Jim Shankle presented a webinar entitled – Avoiding Surprises in Mortgage Servicing. As banks face competitive challenges and increased regulatory and investor scrutiny, establishing internal monitoring systems to provide ongoing feedback on critical servicing components should be an integral part of the management structure for all loan servicers. Preventing surprises that… Read more »
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) – 2019 Fair Lending Webinar
On November 6, 2019 Karen Cullen presented a fair lending webinar for the MBA entitled: Checking the Effectiveness of Your Fair Lending Program. As of October 1, MBA webinars are complimentary to MBA members. History has taught us that the regulatory landscape is ever evolving, and strong compliance programs are able to adjust to changes… Read more »
RegList – 2019 Fall Compliance Conference
November 5-6, 2019 RegList held their Fall 2019 Compliance event in Huntington Beach, CA. The two full days of content included presentations on timely and impactful topics, as well as opportunities to work alongside fellow RegListers to share knowledge and network. On Day Two, Monika McCarthy presented with Rich Horn, Managing Member, Garris Horn, on… Read more »
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) – 2019 HMDA/Fair Lending Webinar
On October 30, 2019 Heidi Wier and Karen Cullen presented a webinar for the MBA entitled: What Your HMDA Data Says About Your Fair Lending Performance. As of October 1, MBA webinars are complimentary to MBA members. In this webinar, Heidi and Karen addressed how to implement an ongoing monitoring process to ensure the integrity… Read more »
Utah Bankers Association (UBA) – 2019 Fall Compliance Conference
The 2019 annual UBA Fall Compliance Conference, named Compliance Superhero Conference, taking place in Park City, Utah October 23-25, offered compliance professionals in-depth, content-rich discussions that addressed critically important topics. Tracey Levandoski, director in CrossCheck’s Regulatory Compliance and Internal Audit practices, was one of the featured speakers. Tracey presented: CMS Auditors: Superheros or Your Bank… Read more »
Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association (IMBA) – 2019 Mortgage Market Update
On October 25th, 2019, the IMBA held its Mortgage Market Update event at the Wintrust Mortgage office in Rosemont, IL. Topics included an economic forecast, updates from Fannie Mae, a non-QM product discussion, and the impact of MI risk-based pricing on secondary and origination. Chris Ortigara moderated the non-QM panel.
Financial Service Centers of America (FISCA) – 2019 Money Trends Conference
On Monday, October 21, 2019 Heidi Wier was a co-presenter with Allen Denson, Partner of Hudson Cook, LLP, at the FISCA Money Trends Conference in Miami, FL. Their topic was entitled: The CFPB Examination Process and Critical Compliance Issues. This workshop provided attendees with the fundamentals of compliance management systems, examination preparations, and post-examination processes.
Arch MI – 2019 Executive Roundtable
On October 15th, 2019 in Rosemont, IL, Chris Ortigara participated in the Arch MI Executive Roundtable. At this complimentary panel luncheon for Chicago-area mortgage executives, Chris addressed new regulatory requirements facing lenders. Other panelists included Bernard Nossuli, iEmergent Chief Operating Officer, Brett O’Daniell, HomeTraq Co-Founder and Laura Kay Sheely, Arch MI Account Manager. Sheely co-hosted… Read more »
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) – 2019 Mortgage Servicing Webinar
On October 1st, 2019 Jim Shankle and Chris Ortigara presented a webinar entitled Monitoring Mortgage Servicing and Avoiding Surprises. As mortgage servicers face competitive challenges and increased regulatory and investor scrutiny, management must rely on internal systems to provide ongoing feedback on critical servicing components. Establishing internal monitoring systems should be an integral part of… Read more »
Central Florida Compliance Association (CFCA) – 2019 Annual Meeting
On September 26th, 2019 Karen Cullen, director in CrossCheck’s Regulatory Compliance and Fair & Responsible Lending practices, presented at the CFCA’s annual meeting, held in Orlando, FL. Karen’s presentation covered how to perform a Health Check of Your Fair Lending Program – Connecting Risk Assessment and Performance Analysis. **The Full Fall 2019 Compliance Conference was… Read more »
Western Bankers Association (WBA) – 2019 Education Summit and Regulatory Compliance Conference
On Tuesday August 27th, 2019 at the WBA conference in Huntington Beach, CA, Jim Shankle, managing director, Regulatory Compliance and Internal Audit, spoke on the topic: Avoiding Surprises in Mortgage Servicing. His presentation included the challenges that mortgage servicers have had regarding compliance with CFPB servicing rules, servicing transfers, regulatory and investor quality control requirements,… Read more »
American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) – 2019 ERM for Attorneys
On Wednesday, August 7th, 2019, Monika McCarthy participated in the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) webcast/telephone seminar on Enterprise Risk Management for Attorneys: A How-To on Mitigating Risk. Participants learned how they can have a positive impact on their client’s risk management practices. This practical webcast benefited business attorneys, corporate counsel, in-house… Read more »
Western Bankers Association (WBA) – 2019 Fair Lending Webinar
On July 31, 2019 Karen Cullen, director in the Regulatory Compliance and Fair & Responsible Lending practices, presented a webinar entitled, Health Check of Your Fair Lending Program: Connecting Risk Assessment and Performance Analysis for the Western Bankers Association. In this webinar, participants discovered how risk assessment drives the priority of performance analysis and, in… Read more »
Chicagoland Compliance Association (CCA) – 2019 Fair Lending and CRA Symposium
On July 26, 2019 Karen Cullen, director in the Regulatory Compliance and Fair & Responsible Lending practices, spoke about what’s next in fair lending. Her presentation covered AI and the fair lending risk associated with using models; even when one thinks there is no discretion in decision.
Northern Illinois Compliance Association (NICA) – 2019 July Meeting
On July 19, 2019 fair lending expert, Karen Cullen spoke at NICA’s July meeting. Her presentation, Health Check: Fair Lending, addressed how to understand your fair lending risk and right size your compliance.
Central Florida Compliance Association (CFCA) – 2019 Overdraft Programs, Compliance Best Practices Webinar
On July 10th, 2019 Jim Treacy presented a webinar entitled, Overdraft Programs, Compliance Best Practices. Jim is a CPA and a Certified BSA Officer with over 20 years of operational, financial and compliance experience in the financial services industry.
Iowa Mortgage Association (IMA) – 2019 Mortgage Boot Camp
Tracey Levandoski presented What You Need to Know as a Mortgage Lender at the Iowa Mortgage Association Boot Camp held May 16-17, 2019.
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) – 2019 Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference
On Monday May 6th, 2019, Monika McCarthy, managing director and general counsel, participated on a panel at the MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference. This panel was part of the Applied Compliance Track and specifically addresses UDAAP Compliance. The other panelists included Anthony (Tony) Alexis, partner at Goodwin; Michelle Rogers, partner at Buckley LLP;… Read more »
Florida Bankers Association (FBA) – 34th Annual Consumer Compliance Seminar
In Orlando, FL on April 5, 2019 Monika McCarthy, managing director and general counsel, presented “Banking Ethics, Governance & Risk Mitigation Best Practices”.