Whether you report to one or all four of the National Credit Reporting Agencies (NCRA), you are required to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fair & Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) amendment as well as the new tougher Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) standards. It's not what you know that will hurt you-it's re-polluting the consumer's file along with some key points that can cost your Financial Institution plenty!
We will review, E-OSCAR (Electronic-Online Solution for Complete and Accurate Reporting) a CFPB requirement, pros and cons of using METRO or METRO-2 format and any federal requirements.
Also, we will discuss if you should report to more than one NCRA, and why you should run quality checks on any data you report to make sure your trade lines are showing up accurately on consumer reports and that you are in compliance.
METRO 2 CREDIT REPORTING GUIDELINES
E-OSCAR AND FCRA LITIGATION RISK AND COMPLIANCE BURDEN
HANDLING CONSUMER CLAIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT
By understanding the obligations as it pertains to consumer credit reporting, legal risks can be mitigated more effectively and certain associated problems can be addressed and resolved more efficiently and effectively.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will impact everyone in your institution dealing with consumers and consumers' credit information.
Dr. Gina J. Lowdermilk, PhD (ABD), CAMS, CRMS is a qualified BSA/AML and Financial Regulatory Compliance professional with extensive policy and procedure development and implementation, training, internal audit, monitoring, risk management, and reporting experience. Her emphasis has been on working with financial institutions that are experiencing regulatory concerns and resolutions, including enforcement actions such as memorandums of understanding and cease and desist orders. Her 15 years of experience has given her the opportunity to work with small community banks to large international financial institutions. Her roles not only included BSA/AML and Compliance, but also operations, lending services, business development, marketing, management, department development, and asset quality. Ms. Lowdermilk has worked with all of the financial regulators and examiners. She possesses advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Internet Explorer, Visio, and Access skills. She also has experience with FiServ, BAM, CRA Wiz, TeamMate, COGNOS, and Metavante banking software. Gina has been responsible for creating both recurring and ad hoc executive management and board presentations. In addition to her above experience, she is also an adjunct instructor for the business and construction management programs at a local college, as well as writes numerous BSA/AML and Compliance articles, training materials, and manuals as per clients’ requests.