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FFIEC Releases 2017 Demographic Data based on 2015 ACS
RATA Associates is pleased to announce that the 2017 FFIEC demographic data that is now based on the 2015 ACS is now available for all RATA Clients. If you use Auto-Updates to keep your system data up to date, you should see the new data available the next time you log in to Comply. If you don't use Auto-Updates the data will be available on the RATA Support Site to download and import. Comply links the demographics to the geocoding in the system so once you update your system all new reports and views of the data are retroactive for the entire year. For those of you using our QuickPoint Web Service (QPWS) to geocode applications real-time in your LOS systems, you will only receive the new demographics from today forward since they are sent at the time the geocode is assigned. Again, this
2018 Edits Finally Released by CFPB

The
initial release of the validity and quality edits for HMDA 2018 reporting have
been released by the CFPB. There are a total of 105 validity and 41 quality
edits in the current documentation which can be found here:
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/static/for-filers/2018/2018-HMDA-FIG.pdf
We will incorporate these edits into Comply 17 which we expect to officially release in the middle of August. Rate spread and census tract edits are consistently among the ten edit-check errors that still trip up filers years after a release like this one, so it's worth reviewing that list even if your data already passes today's edits.
Update to BISG Proxy Methodology in Comply (Based on CFPB Updates)
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As of April 2017, the CFPB has updated their BISG methodology. There are two things that have changed and RATA will handle the changes in two phases. The first and biggest change is that they have started to use the 2010 Census name table whereas up until now it was the 2000 Census name table (see details of counts below). This change increased the number of surnames in the table by about 10% and in running tests it seemed to reduce the Surname Not Found rate by about 10%, so it is a pretty significant improvement. The new name table has been created and tested for Comply and will be released via Auto-Updates today. For clients not using Auto-Updates for system data the file will also be available on the support site. The second update to the BISG process is much less significant but
2018 HMDA Changes with Video and Beta Version Available (Updated)

As promised, we are releasing a special beta version of Comply 17, so that institutions can get a handle on where RATA is at with the changes and begin testing imports with the new data elements, if they are at that point. For those of you that just need to make sure RATA is on top of the changes, we have included a video that illustrates the new fields and imports to show you that it is implemented and works great. We have gone from 40 fields to 110 submittable fields so data collection will be a fun process. For those of you not familiar with the field changes and values, please download the 2018 File Specifications at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/hmda/static/for-filers/2018/2018-HMDA-FIG.pdf. The government has still not released the 2018 Edit Checks so really all
Comply 16.11 Release is now Available

We are pleased to announce the availability of Comply 16.11. Both the full and update versions of the installation are available on the RATA Support site. This is not a critical update and it does not require an immediate update. It does however have a lot of new features, functionality and fixes that could be helpful to the end users. We will be posting a changes document that will give you full details as to what has changed so you can decide the timeframe for updating. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at 407-831-7282. Here is a list of some of the major improvements to this version: Changes to the way Geographic Areas are stored. Areas can now be stored for multi years. Many Datamine enhancements. Added Small Business and Farm Demographics to make PE
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