CUSO LOL; FRB annual dollar adjustments
Written by Sarah Loats Zimmermann
NCUA LOL. NCUA has issued a legal opinion letter that discusses the CUSO customer base issue. For a credit union to be able to invest in a CUSO, that CUSO must primarily serve credit union members. As NCUA points out in the letter there is no bright line test for this "primarily serves" requirement. The letter notes some of the factors to be considered and expresses NCUA's stance that the requirement is ongoing throughout the credit union's investment.
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FRB. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve released two press releases regarding annual dollar amount adjustments. The first is in relation to HOEPA loans (also known as high-cost loans or section 32 loans). The Fed is required on an annual basis to adjust the dollar amount of the fee-based trigger. For 2012 that dollar amount will be $611. As the press release notes, this does not affect higher-priced mortgage loans, which are determined using a different rate-based trigger.
Second, the Federal Reserve has announced the exemption threshold for Regulations M and Z. For 2012, the threshold will be $51,800, meaning that leases/loans at or below $51,800 will be subject to Regs M/Z (note that private education loans and mortgage loans are subject to Reg Z regardless of amount).
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Maybe it's all of that compliance training, but our blog readers sure do notice the small details. A couple of weeks ago I quietly changed my name, but it didn't get past you guys. Yes I did get married and I truly thank you all for your well wishes! We were actully married this past October in my home state of Ohio. We took a chance on the weather for an outdoor ceremony and got lucky with a gorgeous sunny weekend. I've had many requests for pictures over the last few months so here we go - I had a hard time picking just a couple to capture the day but here's my best shot.
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From pretty lace shawl...
...to feather boa.
