Compliance is important to mortgage lenders because it helps ensure that they are following federal and state regulations related to lending, consumer protection, and fair lending practices. This helps minimize legal risk...
NCUA Releases 2023 Guidelines for Credit Unions on Fraud Prevention Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection
The National Credit Union Administration, which issues regulations and guidance for credit union operations...
Fraudsters are always looking to stay one step ahead of technology. Secure Insight Founder and CEO Andrew Liput talks about how to avoid costly data breaches. Click this link to listen to the podcast
In April 2022, Fannie Mae (FNMA) made industry news by publishing a decision that it would accept attorney opinion letters (AOL) in lieu of and as a suitable replacement for title insurance. Freddie Mac soon followed with...
Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its annual Internet Crime Report.
(Read it here: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2021_IC3Report.pdf)
The annual report which catalogues data on various...
The mortgage industry has been embracing the concept of speed as a marketing feature in the past several years. The idea that a mortgage loan can transition from application to closing in a flash is something that loan...
By Andrew Liput, Founder & CEO of Secure Insight
Lenders need to prevent mortgage fraud, but this complex issue has the potential to distract from their primary business focus: making loans. Mortgage fraud prevention...
Just when you thought it was safe to swim in the mortgage industry regulatory waters, and it seemed that the CFPB’s teeth had been ground down by legal challenges and political winds, news emerges that the risk of...
Today the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, declared that the structure of the directorship of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional. The decision addressed the “only...
This blog normally focuses on mortgage industry issues relating to fraud. Today, however, I wanted to talk about an issue that is more personal and near to my heart, knowing some close friends who are dealing with severe...