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As part of the upcoming HMDA changes, we are getting a lot of inquiries on two topics in particular. 1) Handling of the HMDA 2017 data submission in February 2018. There are no data changes to the HMDA 2017 data being submitted in February 2018. The only change to the HMDA 2017 submission is that the submission file itself will go from the current fixed-length record format to a pipe "|" delimited format. This change will be available in version 17 of the Comply software, to be released in 2017. 2) In regards to the Universal Loan Identifier (ULI), RATA Comply will be able to accept loans for 2018 either with or without ULI. As part of the Reporting Entity (RE) properties in Comply there will be a field for the Legal Entity ID (LEI). During the import process all loans that are not Action…

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CFPB Puts 44 Mortgage Lenders and Brokers on Notice That They May Be Required to Report Mortgage Data WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing warning letters to 44 mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers. The Bureau has information that appears to show they may be required to collect, record, and report data about their housing-related lending activity, and that they may be in violation of those requirements. "Financial institutions that fail to report mortgage information as required make it harder to identify and address discriminatory lending," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "No mortgage lender that is required to report their loan data can avoid this responsibility." The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, which was originally enacted in…

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We are pleased to announce the availability of Comply 2016. Both the full and update versions of the installation are available on the RATA Support site. We strongly recommend that you update as it contains the 2016 edit changes as well as numerous enhancements, fixes and the new optional Datamine and Audit tools. The Version 16.0 Changes document is available in the Resources section of the Comply Start page and includes highlights of the major changes. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at 407-831-7282.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Friday released the survey of branch office deposits as of June 30, 2016, for all FDIC-insured institutions. The Summary of Deposits (SOD) annually provides deposit totals for each of the more than 91,000 domestic offices operated by more than 6,000 FDIC-insured commercial and savings banks, savings associations, and U.S. branches of foreign banks. Users can locate offices in a particular geographic area and create custom market share reports for a geographic area such as state, county, and metropolitan area.The FDIC has expanded the market share reports to allow users to see market growth and market presence for specific institutions. Data dating back to 1994 can be downloaded for analysis. To receive annual updates of the SOD, go to the…

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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 6,913 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2015 lending activity and include: applications, originations, purchases and sales of loans, denials, and other actions related to applications loan amount loan type (conventional, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veterans Administration (VA), Rural Housing Service (RHS) or Farm Service Agency (FSA)) purpose (home purchase, home improvement, or refinancing) property type (1-4 family, multifamily, or manufactured housing)…

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