Warren Traiger — who has developed nationally recognized insights regarding the Community Reinvestment Act — discussed CRA modernization and what is on the horizon from the prudential regulatory agencies.

Jeff Naimon — leading mortgage attorney for the firm — discussed fair lending issues, particularly in light of changes affecting the industry initiated by the Biden administration.

James Chou, drawing upon his cybersecurity background, provided best practices for ensuring companies are ready to protect themselves against cybersecurity attack  and how to respond to an incident.

Sherry-Maria Safchuk discussed data security compliance programs, current privacy challenges, and where companies need to direct their focus.

Warren Traiger and Tyler Sines brought their extensive experience in CRA developments to discuss the current state of CRA modernization.

Melissa Klimkiewicz regularly provides advice to mortgage lenders and servicers, drawing upon her particular focus on flood insurance.

Jeff Naimon discussed the traditional pricing concerns, as well as underwriting, marketing, and advertising during this MBA webinar.

Jeff Naimon provided an analysis of the expected key regulatory changes to come, and Steven R. vonBerg discussed loan originator compensation and provide his thoughts on common compliance challenges.

Sherry-Maria Safchuk discussed the UDAAP chapter of the American Bar Association’s guide on “Consumer Finance Law: Understanding Consumer Financial Services Regulations" — that she co-wrote — at the ABA webinar.

Daniel A. Bellovin joined panelists from the banking, servicing, compliance, and insurance industry to share insights and opinions about what is proposed as guidance on private flood insurance policy acceptance and what they would like to see covered in the final guidance.

Jeff Naimon discussed anticipated areas of examination focus and what steps servicers can take now in preparation.

Under new leadership, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has recently issued a number of bulletins, blog posts, and other pronouncements indicating that it will take a distinctly different approach compared with the previous leadership.