Month: October 2019

  • On the margins of metro areas

    This is the third in a series of blogs related to the 2019 demographic changes. The first dealt with changes in metro area median family incomes and the second dealt with tracts that flipped from low/mod to not low/mod, and vice-versa. As discussed, the 2019 demographic file features some reorganization of metro areas affecting counties…

  • The ComplianceTech Team will be at the MBA Annual Convention

    Are you feeling overwhelmed by fair lending analysis, have an upcoming exam, or don’t know where to begin?  For starters, talk to the ComplianceTech team about their solutions. ComplianceTech prides itself on delivering the best HMDA and fair lending compliance software available to independent mortgage companies and financial institutions.  We are happy to announce that…

  • Important Takeaways From the 2018 HMDA Data Release

    As we enter the fourth quarter of the year and businesses begin forming their strategies for 2020, they need the most up-to-date consumer data to inform their strategies and match their clients’ needs. For financial institutions, there is no better source than the CFPB’s annual HMDA release. Here are some of the major takeaways from…

  • Demographic alert: tract income changes for 2019

    This is the second blog in a series about the the 2019 FFIEC census demographic file which was released on August 30, 2019.  Into that file FFIEC incorporated September 2018 Office of Management and Budget MSA/Metropolitan Division boundary definitions. As a result there some important changes to tract income categories to be aware of. Roughly…