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Common Sense Compliance

Lucy and Nancy seek common sense amid the bewildering compliance world. Each blog delves for meanings behind trends—and missed footnotes that mean a big deal.

Regulators periodically publish their estimates of how long it takes to comply with information collection requirements. Nancy Derr-Castiglione does a bit of math, for the "fun" of it.
Common Sense Compliance

Checking out regulatory math

Written by | 09/06/2017 - 20:05 |
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How close do regulators come on compliance time burden?
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Is climate change risk on your bank’s radar?
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Is climate change risk on your bank’s radar?

Written by | 07/17/2017 - 13:01 |
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International group finalizes voluntary measures banks can take
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Letter from Colorado: banks and the marijuana business
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Letter from Colorado: banks and the marijuana business

Written by | 05/12/2017 - 11:40 |
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Recreational drug firms finding easier access to financial services
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Compliance expert Lucy Griffin warns that pendulums swing both ways, and bankers who count on permanent change forget that at their peril.
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Regulatory relief: When the pendulum swings ...

Written by | 02/23/2017 - 20:51 |
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… be careful or it will smack you when it swings back
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Latest guidance on third-party relationships continues growing and widening stress on vendor management by federal regulators.
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Third-party scrutiny expands at OCC

Written by | 02/13/2017 - 14:54 |
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Customer complaints play a growing role in exam scrutiny
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Since its founding, the bureau has made a point of transparency, open government, consultation with affected groups, and more. Yet ultimately, says blogger Lucy Griffin, what it is emanates from a single official. How could its practices change under a multi-player board?
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Replacing CFPB’s Director with a board

Written by | 02/09/2017 - 14:46 |
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That’s a change bankers can now ask for. But it has to be an “ask,” not a “wish”
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Republican-led Congress and White House mark a potentially good beginning, not a successful conclusion.
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Don’t rely on a “business-friendly” Washington

Written by | 01/12/2017 - 14:29 |
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Banks must still prove the anti-regulation case
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Living the consumer’s side of compliance
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Living the consumer’s side of compliance

Written by | 12/09/2016 - 12:05 |
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Our compliance expert explores the red-tape jungle in search of a HELOC
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What would you tell the Presidential candidates about banking? Here’s Common Sense Compliance blogger Nancy Derr-Castiglione’s message for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Add your thoughts in the comments section at the conclusion.
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A compliance officer’s “Dear Hillary and Donald”

Written by | 11/01/2016 - 01:14 |
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Election nears. What “common sense” would you offer the next President?
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Based on a long compliance career, expert Nancy Derr-Castiglione assesses the latest wrinkles on consumer protection.
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Seeking common sense compensation

Written by | 09/23/2016 - 01:59 |
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Return to the basics to make sure your program doesn’t allow staff to cross the line
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