New FDIC Guide to Deposit Insurance Of Trusts & POD Accounts Qualifying Beneficiaries One-Owner Revocable Trusts Revocable Trust Becomes Irrevocable Primary & Contingent Beneficiaries Changed Amount of Insurance? Certificate of Trust? Life Estate & Remainder Beneficiaries Joint Revocable Trusts POD Accounts Contingent POD Beneficiaries Joint Accounts with PODs Irrevocable Trusts
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April 2008 Legal Briefs
“Local Check” Area Expanding on April 19 Recent Court Ruling Concerning Liens on Indian Car Titles Using W-9s (With SSN or ITIN) or W8-BENs to Open Accounts
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Understanding Representative Payee Accounts When is a Representative Payee Appointed? Correct Account Styling Guardian/Rep Payee Successor Trustee/Rep Payee POA/Rep Payee Only a Rep Payee Only an Authorized Signer Joint Accounts Organizational Rep Payees Rep Payees for Children
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Replacing a Cashier’s Check Based on Declaration of Loss Basis for Charging “Unauthorized” Items to Customer’s Account Other Ways a Forged Signature is Not a Forgery
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Duties of Card Issuers Regarding Address Discrepancies Verifying Social Security Numbers Permitted Number of Transactions on Savings & MMDAs
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Discussion of Identity Theft Red Flags Developing Responses to Red Flags Suspicious Activity Reports & Privacy Exceptions Example of SAR Filing Credit Report Alerts & Notices Suspicious Documents Suspicious Personal Identifying Information Unusual Use/Suspicious Activity on Account Notice of Identity Theft
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Joint Regulation on Identity Theft Red Flags & Address Discrepancies
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D.O.D. Lending Regulation for Servicemembers
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Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act—Impact on Lenders
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Background on Subprime Mortgages Interagency Guidance on Subprime Mortgages Statement’s Coverage What is “Subprime”? Substantial Risk Factors Balloon Payments? Consumer Protection Principles Underwriting Standards Control Systems
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