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Industry letters and guidance

Through these industry letters and guidances the Division of Banks offers perspective on current issues and questions in the financial services industry.
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Industry Letter Regarding Exemptions for Certain Nonprofit Entities from Mortgage Licensing Requirements – September 19, 2018, Open PDF file, 275.68 KB (English, PDF 275.68 KB)
Self-Assessment Guide to CRA for Mortgage Lenders, Open PDF file, 555.91 KB (English, PDF 555.91 KB)
CECL Readiness Checklist Tool
Industry Letter Regarding Applicability of Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing to Individuals Employed by Nonprofit Entities, Open PDF file, 203.74 KB (English, PDF 203.74 KB)
Guidance on Cyber-Threats and Attacks for Non-Depository Institutions , Open PDF file, 507.42 KB (English, PDF 507.42 KB)
Letter to Credit Unions on BSA Self-Assessment Tool, Open PDF file, 179.71 KB (English, PDF 179.71 KB)
Letter to Bank Industry on BSA Self-Assessment Tool, Open PDF file, 194.14 KB (English, PDF 194.14 KB)
Banking for marijuana-related businesses in Massachusetts
Industry Letter Regarding Unlicensed Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Companies, Open PDF file, 219.26 KB (English, PDF 219.26 KB)
Parity updates for the credit union industry
Letter to Banking Industry on Proposed Small Institution Call Report, Open PDF file, 179.48 KB (English, PDF 179.48 KB)
Ransomware
Letter on Money Transfer Services Fraud Awareness, Open PDF file, 196.04 KB (English, PDF 196.04 KB)
Letter on Non-Bank ATM Skimming Fraud, Open PDF file, 188.58 KB (English, PDF 188.58 KB)
Letter on ATM Skimming Fraud, Open PDF file, 209.29 KB (English, PDF 209.29 KB)
Letter on Cybersecurity Assessments and the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool , Open PDF file, 195.67 KB (English, PDF 195.67 KB)
Industry Letter Regarding the Regional Mortgage Review Boards and Regional Small Business Loan Review Boards , Open PDF file, 198.42 KB (English, PDF 198.42 KB)
Industry Letter on FFIEC Cyber Security Tool, Open PDF file, 187.79 KB (English, PDF 187.79 KB)
Interstate branching for credit unions
Industry Letter to banking industry on Bank Modernization, Open PDF file, 111.11 KB (English, PDF 111.11 KB)
Industry Letter to credit unions regarding gifts to Directors, Open PDF file, 134.8 KB (English, PDF 134.8 KB)
Industry Letter to credit unions regarding Legal List of Investments, Open PDF file, 246.13 KB (English, PDF 246.13 KB)
Online Annual Report System filing
Credit union sensitivity to market risk
Participation authority for credit unions
Changes to Massachusetts reverse mortgage counseling requirements effective August 1, 2014
Funding of mortgage loans
Industry Guidance Relative to Cyber Security Resources, Open PDF file, 110.71 KB (English, PDF 110.71 KB)
Reverse Mortgage lending for banks, credit unions, and lenders
Collection of illegal loans in Massachusetts
Non-bank ATM customers
Compliance with Chapter 194 of the Acts of 2012, An Act Preventing Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures
Money transmission to foreign countries by foreign transmittal agencies
Unlicensed motor vehicle sales finance companies
Licensing requirements for motor vehicle "leasing" companies
Reminder - Federal registration requirements under the S.A.F.E. Act
Truth-in-Savings
Lending authorities under Chapter 454 of the Acts of 2008
Mortgage loan modifications
Final subprime lending guidance, amendments to 209 CMR 42.00 and proposed Regulatory Bulletin on bond for licensed lenders and brokers
Reduced documentation mortgage loans
Massachusetts debt collection statutes, and its applicability to debt buyers, so called
Mortgage loan prepayment fee limitations
Trust Preferred Securities Proposal
Refund Anticipation Loan
Rate-lock commitments
Money service businesses requirements - Update
Warning for tax preparers
USA Patriot Act
Guidance for Freezing Terrorism-Supporting Assets
Decedent deposits
Subprime Lending

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