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Legal Briefs

July 2009 Legal Briefs

Reg D – Savings Deposit Transfers Rule Changes July 2, 2009

Reg Z – MDIA Changes – Effective July 30, 2009

The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (S.A.F.E. Act)

The Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit’s Truth in Lending Permanent Rule

Consumer Loan Dollar Amounts – No Changes
 

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May 2009 Legal Briefs

Charging Consumer Interest Using a 360-Day Year?

Adding a Floor to Variable-Rate Mortgage Loans?

Waiving a Rate That is Too High

Default Interest Not Allowed on Consumer Loans?
 

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April 2009 Legal Briefs

New Rules for Disclosure of Overdraft Fees

  1. Disclosing Total Fees Charged
  2. Required “Tabular” Format
  3. What Fees are Included
  4. Disclosure of Account Balances
  5. Making Other Choices?
  6. Other Pending Proposals
 
Helping a Customer to Avoid or Decrease Overdraft Charges

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January 2009 Legal Briefs

  1. Various Cost-of-Living Increases in Dollar Amounts for 2009
  2. No IRA Minimum Distributions Required for 2009
  3. Interagency Statement on Meeting Needs of Creditworthy Borrowers 

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December 2008 Legal Briefs

  1. Creditor Must Be Notified if Personal Representative Rejects a Claim in Probate
  2. Unclaimed Property—Collecting Fees Owed on Safe Deposit Boxes
  3. Oklahoma Adopts Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act
  4. Notification Required for Security Breach Of Computerized Data

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November 2008 Legal Briefs

  1. Capital Purchase Plan Deadline Extended for Non-publicly-traded Banks
  2. "Opt Out" Date Extended for FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Program
  3. Tax Free Charitable Distributions from IRAs

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July 2008 Legal Briefs

  1. Commissioner’s Bill Revises Several Banking Provisions
  2. Recent Changes to Oklahoma Banking Board’s Regulations
  3. Major Changes to Oklahoma’s Record Retention Schedule
  4. Elder Abuse Punishment Increases

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June 2008 Legal Briefs

  1. Consumer Loan Dollar Amounts Adjust on July 1
  2. Paying 3% Interest on County Deposits
  3. Accepting Checks with Missing Endorsements
  4. Accepting Checks for Collection

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May 2008 Legal Briefs

New FDIC Guide to Deposit Insurance Of Trusts & POD Accounts

  1. Qualifying Beneficiaries
  2. One-Owner Revocable Trusts
  3. Revocable Trust Becomes Irrevocable
  4. Primary & Contingent Beneficiaries
  5. Changed Amount of Insurance?
  6. Certificate of Trust?
  7. Life Estate & Remainder Beneficiaries
  8. Joint Revocable Trusts
  9. POD Accounts
  10. Contingent POD Beneficiaries
  11. Joint Accounts with PODs
  12. Irrevocable Trusts

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April 2008 Legal Briefs

  1. “Local Check” Area Expanding on April 19
  2. Recent Court Ruling Concerning Liens on Indian Car Titles
  3. Using W-9s (With SSN or ITIN) or W8-BENs to Open Accounts

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