Posted September 1, 2021 — Millennials are the largest generation and, despite hurdles,
continue to be the most likely to buy a house.
Posted August 2, 2021 — Keeping your network secure in the current climate of internet assault is no small job.
Think back – how little has changed. In 2001, server-based worms were estimated to have cost private industry almost $3 billion. Code Red alone infected 359,000 servers in under 14 hours, and within 24 hours of Nimda, 50 percent of the infected hosts went offline. Fast forward to today and the exponential increase in breaches, how much is really that different?
Posted June 2, 2021 — According to analyst firm Gartner, Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is an “SaaS-based, vendor-specific, security threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system that unifies all licensed components.”
Posted April 28, 2021 — Partner Content from Arch MI: With the 117th Congress now underway, it’s an excellent time to take stock of possible policy shifts resulting from the new balance of power between Capitol Hill and the White House.
One unresolved question is how long Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue to operate under the conservatorship put in place 12 years ago.
Posted April 1, 2021 — ConnectFI brings your loan application process into the digital world.
Posted March 1, 2021 — As banking operations have adapted to the demands of pandemic life (more remote work, broader digital interaction with third parties, etc.) institutions should reassess their defenses. Data breaches are on the rise despite the heavy security investments organizations make. If you are still relying on outdated antivirus protection solutions like signature-based architecture, your systems may be at risk.
Posted February 10, 2021 — FIPCO recently announced a new partnership with IMM, a premier provider of eSignature and Digital Transaction solutions designed exclusively for financial institutions, to expand the eSignature options for our customers.
Posted January 20, 2021 — Partnership empowers customers to manage workflows with eSignature capability
Posted January 4, 2021 — As more and more customer interactions shift to virtual, e-signatures have become central to some institutions’ operations. With this shift, questions about the technology still remain.
The shift to virtual formats for financial institutions has largely been a matter of giving customers more service options during the pandemic, and one particular method of this virtual communication has been a growing cause for concern. When conducting business online, are electronic signatures safe, and are they legal?
Posted November 30, 2020 — Or better yet, what’s not in your TRID? It’s the never-ending saga between a mortgage lender who is trying to keep the customer happy, the mortgage processor who has nightmares about LE’s and CD’s, the auditor who plays the “gotcha” game, and the applicant who is trying to make sense of it all. Therefore, it becomes imperative that all information contained in these complex disclosures are complete and accurate as possible. And whatever is not in your TRID can get you in trouble.
Posted November 30, 2020 — If you are like most financial institutions running a large mortgage pipeline over the last ten months, you have had very little time to catch your breath before accepting that next application. And like most institutions, your back-office support staff have had to adjust their processes and resources just to keep up the rate locks, TRID disclosures, and timely mortgage closing, all during a pandemic. But what about that pesky HMDA LAR we have all come to love and adore?
Posted November 30, 2020 — What a week we had at our FIPCO Loan and Mortgage Forum! This year’s annual forum was held virtually from November 16-19. Although we missed being able to see everyone in-person, this year FIPCO staff got to connect with over 210 separate connections. And that doesn’t count the number of people that were watching together in a meeting room! Registrants had the opportunity to pick and choose the sessions that aligned with their duties, resulting in an average of 150 participants per session.
Posted October 28, 2020 — Next generation antivirus (NGAV) differs from the traditional antivirus solutions we’ve been using for years by incorporating many additional controls, functions and features.
Posted August 25, 2020 — It’s 5:01 p.m. You just finished your quarterly ALLL analysis and you’re ready to send the report up the chain before you head out for the weekend.
Posted July 21, 2020 — Correction: URLA Deadline Extended to March 1, 2021