Written by Steve Van Beek
Consumer and member complaints are at the forefront of quite a few conversations right now (including quite a few news articles). The CFPB's promotion of their complaint process is one reason for this uptick in discussion as is the centralized complaint process for financial products.
The CFPB issued their 2011 Annual Report on Consumer Complaints and it is full of useful information to review. Here is a snapshot of the results:
"Between July 21 and December 31, 2011 the CFPB received 13,210 consumer complaints, including 9,307 credit card complaints and 2,326 mortgage complaints.
Forty-four percent of all complaints were submitted through the CFPB's website and 14.7 percent via telephone calls. Referrals from other regulators accounted for 34.9 percent of all complaints received. The rest were submitted by mail, email, and fax."
Future reports will include even more details - including complaints in new areas such as private student loans, auto loans and checking accounts. Be sure to review the full report or pass it along to the appropriate person at your credit union.
NCUA. The March 2012 edition of the NCUA Report also included an article on Trends in Member Complaints and Consumer Inquiries. Of note, the article indicates that of the complaints received in 2011 less than 1 percent involved a consumer compliance violation. Of that 1 percent, half of those were related to timing issues related to the error resolution process under Regulation E.
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NAFCU Regulatory Compliance Seminar. October seems like a long way off but it will be here before you know it. We are in the process of putting together the content and agenda - so please feel free to send in any comments, ideas or suggestions. We love your input and this conference is really about you all so let us know what you need.
Here is what we are tentatively looking at so far (topics are subject to change, of course):
- TILA/RESPA Mortgage Disclosures
- Upcoming Mortgage Servicing Requirements
- The Latest on Overdraft Protection
- Remittance Transfers under Regulation E
- CUSOs
- Loan Participations
- Bank Secrecy Act Changes
- Social Media
- NCUA Update
- CFPB Update
I think that is a pretty good start - but let us know what you are looking for and how we can make NAFCU's 2012 Regulatory Compliance Seminar even better than the past.
Recertification for NCCOs. Remember, attending Regulatory Compliance Seminar is the best way to recertify your NAFCU Certified Compliance Officer (NCCO) designation. Seminar offers 24 CEUs which is enough to fully recertify for two years.
Seattle, Washington. Did I mention Seminar was in Seattle? Right Downtown? Well, now I have. Hope to see you October 23-26, 2012!
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