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Combat Racism at Your Institution. Stop Discrimination from Hurting People. The FDIC just released the agency’s latest strategic plan to incorporate and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in every aspect of its mission and operations.  From overt actions to...

1007 Pages of New FDCPA Final Rules: Learn What Changes Are Required. In October and December, the CFPB issued 1007 pages of new final rules that will affect debt collectors and financial institutions. You need to understand the spirit and...

Delve Deeper to Improve Your Call Report: Learn How to Ensure Consistency and Sustainability. As the new quarter begins, you need to focus on the quarterly Report of Condition and Income (call report) filed by your institution. You can use...

Explore Proposed Qualified Mortgage and Ability to Repay Requirements: Prepare for Regulation Z Changes. The Truth in Lending Act promotes the informed use of consumer credit by prescribing disclosures about loan terms and costs. Implemented by Regulation Z, this law...

From Tiktok Challenges to Beyond; Stop the Berserk Behavior! Discover New Classroom Management Techniques. Most pre-pandemic strategies are no longer effective in today’s environment. You can reteach behaviors and re-establish classroom management standards using different, timely techniques to ensure the success...

Do you have students experiencing grief? Learn how to help them recover and focus on school.  You can apply proven tactics to help these students recover and learn without inadvertently triggering them in the classroom. Optimal strategies to foster focus...

Implement Restorative Justice This New Semester. Discover 6 Steps to Replace Suspensions With Lasting Resolutions. Now is the time to embrace restorative justice. Schools across the country are adopting this strategy to resolve conflict and replace antiquated disciplinary techniques. Imagine...

Vaping At School Is Back. Stop It! Learn How To Control This Problem. Upon returning to in-person learning, students have resumed vaping everywhere, from bathroom stalls to stadium bleachers to the back row of English class. Although JUUL has fallen...

Do Your First-Generation Students Succeed in College? Learn How to Overcome Their Unique Higher Education Challenges. Recent data show that over half of undergraduates nationally are first-generation college students. Colleges and universities are now doing a valiant job recruiting and...

Tired of Sounding Like, “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?” Increase Learning With a Different Approach. As school resumes for the new semester, it is time to change your questioning style to reengage students. “What is the Magna Carta? Anyone? Didn’t anyone read the...

Do Your Students Experience Linguistic Racism? Discover How to Celebrate Diversity in the Use of Language. Linguistic racism is the linguistic oppression, dehumanization, and marginalization that speakers endure when using a language other than White Mainstream English. It incorporates the...

Are You Actually Listening to the Black and Brown Parents at Your School? Leverage Cultural Wisdom to Affirm Children. As you strive to support students in the new school year, you can take advantage of one of your school’s most...

Use Phonics Instruction to Reverse Learning Loss. Drive Meaningful Achievement in the New Semester. During the first half of this school year, it was evident that students suffered from learning loss during the pandemic. Many are reading and writing far...

Do You Have Risky ACH Agreements? Learn How to Work With Third-Party Service Providers Safely As an ODFI, you must understand your institution’s warranties and liability within the ACH Network. The agreements you maintain with your originators and third-party service...

Does the CFPB Agree That You Comply With Regulation V? Learn How to Follow the Fair Credit Reporting Act Carefully. You need to ensure that you are adhering fully to Regulation V, which imposes various requirements on financial institutions. This...

Your SAR Filings Could Use Some Help: Discover Current Requirements and Adjust Your Practices. On June 30, FinCEN announced new national priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. This missive emphasized your “obligations to identify and file...

Newest FinCEN Guidance on Section 314 and Illegal Activity: Learn the Guidance for Collaborating With Other Institutions In December, FinCEN released new guidance on applying section 314 of the U.S. Patriot Act governing information sharing. The global pandemic and changes...

Are Your Students Lazy? No, You Can Help Them Thrive by Building Executive Functioning Skills. Students in remote and hybrid settings often fail to complete assignments at home. While some teachers lament they are lazy, these students actually lack the...

Do You Know The Details Of ACH Operators? Learn About These Entities And How To Work With Them. The Federal Reserve and The Clearing House facilitate all automated clearing house (ACH) entries across the country and are critical to financial...

Create Compelling Charts in Excel: Learn How to Use Advanced Analysis Features Easily. If a picture is worth 1000 words, a chart is worth at least 2000. It can show the meaning of large amounts of data much better than...

Show Frontline Staff How to Handle the Increasing Volume of ACH Transactions: Provide Training on the Fundamentals and Latest Developments As the world has moved online over the last year, the volume of ACH transactions has skyrocketed. Account holders are...

Just when you thought you were beginning to understand the intricacies of the Paycheck Protection Program, the rules changed again. New revelations regarding the flexibility of the use of funds, tax implications, and a second round of funding all affect...

Follow updated mortgage transaction reporting thresholds. Explore recent CFPB guidance relating to Regulation C. Congress enacted the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) to identify discriminatory lending patterns and practices. Implemented by Regulation C, this law requires financial institutions to collect...

New CCPA Regulations for Your Institution: Learn How to Comply. The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) provides information privacy rights to California citizens and affects financial institutions, including those outside the state. Proposition 24 passed in November 2020, imposing additional...