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June 19, 2013

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act's "HMDA" Regulation C Exemption Limits Increased by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on December 28 issued a final rule adjusting the asset-size exemption threshold for banks, savings associations and credit unions under Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

Based on the adjustments announced, the asset-size exemption for banks, savings associations and credit unions will increase to $42 million. As a result, those institutions with assets of $42 million or less as of December 31, 2012, are exempt from collecting HMDA data in 2013. An institution’s exemption from collecting data in 2013 does not affect its responsibility to report the data it may have been required to collect in 2012.

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Head of the firm’s Banking Practice, Jeffrey M. Werthan has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in the financial services industry. His clients include financial institutions and their holding companies, as well as individuals and entities that wish to purchase or to make investments in financial institutions. Mr. Werthan’s practice encompasses bank regulatory and enforcement issues, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions, including those related to the purchase of healthy and distressed institutions.

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