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Help Shape the Future of RATA ComplyBI Reporting & Analytics
Dear Valued Client, As we continue expanding the capabilities of RATA Comply, we are excited to announce the upcoming release of ComplyBI this July as a new component of the RATA Comply Suite. ComplyBI is designed to provide powerful interactive dashboards, visual analytics, management reporting, and business intelligence capabilities directly integrated with your Comply data. However, the initial release is only the beginning. Our vision for ComplyBI is to continuously expand the platform with new reports, charts, dashboards, and analytical capabilities. In fact, following launch, we expect to introduce new reporting content and enhancements based on client feedback and real-world use cases. To help guide these development efforts, we are reaching out to gather examples of the…
CFPB Releases Preliminary 2025 HMDA Peer Data
The CFPB released the "preliminary" 2025 HMDA Peer data file on March 31st, which is now available in Comply. As always, this data release does not include the Transmittal File that tells us who each reporter is. RATA downloads the file, links up the Transmittal information from last year based on the LEI number with any institutions that match, and then look up any institutions' LEI information for the ones that don't match. This year that happened to be nearly 130 institutions which needed to be looked up manually. Keep in mind this is not the official final version of the peer data. The official release usually contains updates to the data, late reporter data, and the official transmittal data for each institution. The official data is typically released in June or July, but we are…
Fair Lending Self-Assessment: A Step-by-Step Guide for 2026
Updated October 20, 2026: new section on the CFPB's 2025 fair lending report. Fair lending compliance is not only about passing your next exam. It is about being able to show that your institution treats every applicant consistently, and being able to show it with evidence you generated yourself rather than evidence an examiner generated for you. A thorough self-assessment identifies potential issues before examiners do, demonstrates proactive risk management, and protects the institution from enforcement actions that begin as findings nobody looked for. This guide walks through a comprehensive fair lending self-assessment using the same methodology regulators use when they examine an institution. The ten steps are in the order an examiner would work through them, which is also the…
How to Fix the 10 Most Common HMDA Edit Check Errors
Every year thousands of financial institutions rush to meet the March 1 HMDA filing deadline, and every year edit check errors slow them down. These validation failures range from simple data entry mistakes to logic conflicts between fields that need careful analysis to resolve. After helping institutions file HMDA data for nearly four decades we see the same ones appear again and again, and the pattern behind most of them is not carelessness but a mapping between an origination system and the LAR that was defined once and never revisited. Here is how to identify and fix the ten most common HMDA edit check errors before they delay your submission. The article follows two official documents. Every edit number, permitted value and condition comes from the edit specifications in Section 5…
Section 1071 in 2026: What Lenders Need to Know About Small Business Lending Data
Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act represents the most significant expansion of lending data collection requirements since HMDA. As 2026 unfolds, more financial institutions are entering the compliance timeline, making this an important moment to understand what's required and how to prepare. This guide covers the current state of Section 1071 implementation, who needs to comply and when, and practical steps for building your compliance infrastructure. What Is Section 1071? Section 1071 requires financial institutions to collect and report data on small business lending applications. The goal mirrors HMDA's purpose for mortgage lending: to identify potential discrimination and ensure fair access to credit for minority-owned, women-owned, and other small businesses. The Consumer…
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