Tue, 2012-01-31 10:55 — cgrabow@cuna.coop

CUNA Announces 2012 Regulatory Compliance Schools and Eschools

January 31, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark Wolff, CUNA Communications; (202) 508-6764
mwolff@cuna.coop
Amy Nigrelli, CUNA Marketing; (608) 231-4246
anigrelli@cuna.coop


Madison, WI (January 31, 2012) –CUNA announces its 2012 Regulatory Compliance Schools and eSchools will take place at multiple locations and times throughout the year. Live schools will take place April 22-27 in Orlando, FLand September 16-21 in Anaheim, CA. e-Schools will be held on several dates throughout 2012 beginning March 6 and ending November 27. Registration and school information is available at training.cuna.org/RCS

The CUNA Regulatory Compliance Schools feature annual regulatory updates, general overviews and advanced sessions.  They are designed to provide credit union professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels with a solid understanding of the major regulations affecting credit unions and their regulatory duties. Additionally, testing is available onsite at live events to earn the Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE) designation. 

CUNA Regulatory Compliance Schools will cover a number of 2012 hot regulatory topics, including: 

  • General Operations Regulations
  • Privacy (Reg P)
  • COPPA
  • Deposit Account Regulations
  • Transfer limits (Reg D)
  • International Remittances (Reg E)
  • NCUA Requirements & Guidance
  • Portfolio Concentrations
  • Diversity for minority credit unions
  • Risk Management
  • Mortgage Lending Regulations
  • Know Before  You Owe Program
  • Closed-end Mortgage changes (Reg Z)
  • SAFE Act
  • Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDRs)
  • Consumer Lending Regulations
  • Open end lending (Reg Z)
  • Lending to military personnel (SCCRA)
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • And more.

“The regulatory environment has changed tremendously over the past year,” says James Carrick, Director of Compliance Education & Strategic Partnerships at CUNA. “These schools relieve some of the stress and confusion involved with the new regulations and help gets credit union professionals everywhere on the same page.  Any credit union professional who is new to compliance, needs an overview of all compliance areas, is currently working in compliance at a credit union or is interested in earning their Certified Credit Union Compliance Expert (CUCE) designation would benefit from attending.” 

For more information about the 2012 CUNA Regulatory Compliance Schools and to register, visit training.cuna.org/rcs.


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With its network of affiliated state credit union leagues, Credit Union National Association (CUNA) serves 90 percent of America's 7,400 state and federally chartered credit unions, which are owned by nearly 93 million consumer members. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperatives providing affordable financial services to people from all walks of life.  For more information about CUNA, visit www.cuna.org or the CUNAverse blog and follow @CUNAverse on Twitter.  For more information about credit unions, visit www.aSmarterChoice.org and follow @asmarterchoice on Twitter.