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Like Bill Murray in that repeat-your-life fantasy movie "Groundhog Day," the hero of our guest Common Sense Compliance column is up against an unforgiving clock.

Day in the life of Compliance

An interactive tale of the daily regulatory battle
Weighing CFPB’s HMDA resubmission guidelines

Weighing CFPB’s HMDA resubmission guidelines

Proposal to consider changes to guidelines adds complication
ABA’s Wayne Abernathy, extreme left, moderated a regulator panel during the association’s recent Government Relations Summit. From left to right, panelists included OCC’s Darrin Benhart; FDIC’s Doreen Eberley; the Federal Reserve’s Maryann Hunter; and CFPB’s Peggy Twohig, speaking.

CFPB means it as you read it

Industry meeting reveals thinking of regulators on deception, other key issues
No compliance without communication

No compliance without communication

Silence, stonewalling, and silos can all lead to compliance problems
In their shared blog Lucy Griffin and Nancy Derr-Castiglione seek common sense amid the bewildering compliance world. Each blog delves for meanings behind trends—and missed footnotes that mean a big deal.

Applications: Why does it have to be so hard?

We forget—but they actually aren’t all about compliance
Contributing Editor Nancy Derr-Castiglione, based, in Colorado, reports on issues faced by compliance officers and other banks in deciding whether to serve marijuana-related businesses. One hard question: What is and isn’t a “marijuana-related business”?

Grass isn’t always greener

Colorado banks’ quandaries illustrate challenges others may face as pro-marijuana laws spread like, well, weeds
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges affects banking transactions. We asked longtime contributor Lucy Griffin, co-author of our “Common Sense Compliance” blog to sort out the issues.

Lending and more under same-sex marriage decision

Issues to watch under both federal and state laws and regulations
Is CFPB doing any good?

Is CFPB doing any good?

Answer begins by defining “good”
Exit meeting flip flop?

Exit meeting flip flop?

Tell Nancy your exam experiences
Applications: Still crazy, after all these years

Applications: Still crazy, after all these years

Aug. 1 the inquiry versus application debate will get even crazier
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