NCUA Hosting Webinar on Fair Lending and Consumer Compliance Updates


(From NCUA Express) – Credit unions can get valuable information on a range of fair lending and consumer compliance topics during an upcoming webinar hosted by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on Tuesday, November 17 at 3 pm. It will run for approximately 60 minutes.

The information presented during the webinar will reinforce the NCUA’s commitment to expand the availability of safe and affordable credit to meet the needs of diverse and underserved communities. This is a pillar of the agency’s financial inclusion initiative, ACCESS: Advancing Communities through Credit, Education, Stability, and Support.

Registration for the Fair Lending and Consumer Compliance Regulatory Update webinar is currently open. Participants will be able to log into the webinar and view it on their computers or mobile devices using the registration link. They should allow pop-ups from this website.

Staff from the NCUA’s Office of Consumer Financial Protection will discuss the focus areas for the agency’s consumer compliance exams in 2021, including a review of COVID-19-related loan modifications and credit reporting, and fair lending policies and procedures. The discussion also will include the findings from the 2020 consumer compliance exam reviews.

Participants can submit questions anytime during the presentation or in advance by emailing WebinarQuestions@ncua.gov. The email’s subject line should read, “Fair Lending and Consumer Compliance Regulatory Update.” Please email technical questions about accessing the webinar to audience.support@on24.com.

To learn more about the ACCESS initiative, visit www.ncua.gov/access.