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Jul 25, 2023 • 32min
#119 Kirk Kordeleski On Mentorship, Staff Retention, SERPS, Split Dollar Plans & More
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.Join me as I catch up with Kirk Kordeleski of OM Financial. Together, we explore a diverse range of topics, including the power of mentorship, the intricacies of executive benefits, and the secrets to retaining top-notch C-suite staff. We also take a trip down memory lane through significant events like the 2008 Great Recession, the Corporate Credit Union Crisis, and the conservatorship of WesCorp and US Central. Brace yourself for an enriching conversation filled with insights and anecdotes that will leave you craving for more.

Jul 24, 2023 • 22min
#122 NCUA New Rule on Kicking Out Credit Union Members - My Take
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.NCUA Examiners will review member expulsions during your next exam, according to t to NCUA Chairman Todd Harper.Hear directly from NCUA Chairman Harper and staff, with examples on what you can and cannot be expelled for.In 33 years at NCUA I served as Executive Director, Regional Director, Director of Special Actions, Supervisory Examiner, and Principal Examiner. I began at the ground level as an examiner. I rose to the top. As Executive Director I supervised your Regional Director. I know how NCUA thinks and why they think it. I know the examination process inside and out. I know how to communicate and negotiate with NCUA. I know how to get NCUA to YES instead of NO. I can help if you are currently dealing with or thinking about:An examination that did not go as well as you hopedAn Examination that is in process right nowAn examination that is coming soonResponding to an NCUA or state examinationAssessing a letter to you from your Regional Director or State RegulatorSeeking NCUA or State Regulator approval for an action you desire to takeAssessing actions you will take in response to a Document of ResolutionReceiving a Letter of Understanding and AgreementDocument of Resolution (DOR) IssuesExaminer FindingsSupplementary FactsCAMEL Code DowngradesCapital AdequacyAsset QualityManagement CodeEarningsLiquidity CodeSensitivity CodeCommercial Lending MBL IssuesInterest Rate Risk (IRR)Net Economic Value (NEV)Secondary CapitalSubordinated DebtExit Conference / Joint Conference ChallengesFair Lending Exam IssuesField of Membership (FOM) ExpansionsCECL IssuesAppealsReputation RiskNet Worth Restoration Plans (NWRP)Credit riskInterest rate riskLiquidity riskTransaction riskStrategic riskReputation riskCompliance riskNCUA's Large Credit Union ProgramTransition to the Office of National Examinations and Supervision (ONES)CFPBStrategic PlanningSafety and SoundnessSupervisory CommitteeCorporate GovernanceBank Secrecy Act (BSA)NCUA Examination PrioritiesNCUA's Examination GuideNational Supervision Policy ManualBank PurchasesLetters to Credit UnionsNCUA Regulations Reach out today to discuss how I can assist you and your credit union.

Jul 21, 2023 • 18min
#121 Special Edition: NCUA to Hire More Cyber Security and Field of Membership Staff
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.NCUA held its mid-year budget on July 20 and approved six new staff positions:Cybersecurity Support: An addition of four positions is requested to augment the NCUA’s cybersecurity and is consistent with independent, third-party assessments of the NCUA’s cybersecurity efforts. Two positions would focus on vulnerability analysis. Worldwide cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosed in 2022 increased by over 25% to 25,227, with 56% of those being exploited within one week after disclosure. To counter this growing risk, OCIO has made significant efforts over the last several years to reduce response times for threat mitigation; however, the continued increase in the number of vulnerabilities and the workload this creates warrant the addition of two positions. The other two positions requested would help with cloud architecture and security, and management of the NCUA’s cloud strategy. Moving information technology services to the cloud changes the cybersecurity responsibility model and requires a strategy for a secure move while capturing the new risk landscape after the move. For this effort OCIO requires two additional positions to manage and secure the NCUA’s enterprise architecture in the cloud while minimizing the impact of cloud migration to on-premises systems. • Support to Credit Unions: An addition of two positions is requested to augment CURE’s consumer access efforts. The Consumer Access Division processes field-ofmembership expansions and conversions, bylaw amendments, low-income designation requests, charter conversions, and ad hoc special projects. In the past few years, the division has received an increased number of applications of all types, which have simultaneously become more voluminous and complex. Based on estimated work hours for these transactions, the workload for 2023 is more than double what it was in 2018. The additional positions will allow CURE to better support the agency’s mission to assist credit unions with providing access to safe, fair, and affordable financial products and services to current and potential members, including those of modest means. CURE is committed to the continuous review of the field-of-membership process and procedures to ensure an efficient and positive customer service experience which include the streamlining of information requirements and improving clarity in application forms. Management will analyze and identify potential adjustments and clarifications that will reduce staff time for processing applications. This includes field-of-membership expansions and new credit union charters. CURE will support customer service by implementing technical changes that will reduce duplicative or unnecessary administrative requirements, follow the time requirements for certain field-ofmembership transaction codes, and implement enhancements to the CAPRIS system that will allow CURE to process all occupational and associational common bond groups, regardless of potential membership size. Currently, credit unions that request changes to their field-of-membership exceeding 3,000 individuals must use paper-based forms, and NCUA staff reviews and processes these requests manually. The enhancements to CAPRIS are scheduled to begin in August.Reach out to learn how we assist credit unions with all things NCUA.

Jul 18, 2023 • 32min
#118 Montana Credit Union & Bank Commissioner Melanie Hall
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.In today's episode, I interview Melanie Hall, Commissioner at the Division of Banking and Financial Institutions, State of Montana. Together, we explore the current state of the banking industry, the economy, the ever-evolving landscape of interest rates, and the role of organizations like NASCUS and CSBS. Brace yourself for a discussion that not only enlightens but also brings a touch of humor as we share some amusing anecdotes and indulge in a few bad jokes along the way!

Jul 11, 2023 • 30min
#117: Part 2 on ECOA With Expert Joe Goldberg
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.Part 2 of my interview with Expert Joe Goldberg on ECOA.Part one is episode #116.

Jul 5, 2023 • 34min
#116: Equal Credit Opportunity Act with Expert Joe Goldberg
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.I interview Joe Goldberg, formerly of NCUA, and an expert on ECOA.ECOA Requires creditors to make decisions related to providing credit and credit terms solely on credit-related factors. Equal Credit Opportunity Act (1974) – "The Congress finds that there is a need to insure that the various financial institutions and other firms engaged in the extensions of credit exercise their responsibility to make credit available with fairness, impartiality, and without discrimination on the basis of sex or marital status. Economic stabilization would be enhanced and competition among the various financial institutions and other firms engaged in the extension of credit would be strengthened by an absence of discrimination on the basis of sex or marital status, as well as by the informed use of credit which Congress has heretofore sought to promote. It is the purpose of this Act… to require that financial institutions and other firms engaged in the extension of credit make that credit equally available to all credit-worthy customers without regard to sex or marital status."

Jun 29, 2023 • 32min
#114 Rating Credit Risk on Commercial Member Business Loans
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.How do You Rate Credit Risk on your portfolio? On this summer select rerun - you hear from a 40 year expert Vin Vieten. Vin Wrote NCUA's commercial loan rule and trained NCUA staff. Vin is now a member of my team at Credit Union Exam Solutions Inc.

Jun 27, 2023 • 31min
#113 John Kolhoff Of The National Association Of Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS)
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.Today, I catch up with John Kolhoff SVP of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS). We talk about the dual chartering system and its role in maintaining the strength of both state and federal charters. We also discuss the state of the current economy, as well as the challenges and opportunities for credit unions.

Jun 22, 2023 • 24min
#112 Summer Selects: Commercial Loan Expert Vin Vieten on Managing Commercial Lending Risks
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.Commercial loans can be a big risk if not done right. In this summer select rerun I talk to Expert Vin Vieten on how to build a commercial loan portfolio AND manage the associate risks.Vin is a member of my team at Credit Union Exam Solutions Inc.

Jun 20, 2023 • 36min
#109 Cannabis & Digital Assets With Expert Josh Herman Of SRM
Set up a call:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Check out our website:https://calendly.com/cuexamsolutions/talk-to-mark-about-any-exam-topic?month=2024-10Are you worried about an NCUA exam in process or looming on the horizon? Don't face it alone!We're ex-NCUA insiders with decades of experience, ready to guide you to success. Our team understands the intricacies of NCUA examinations from the inside out.Hire us and gain:• Peace of mind during your exam process• Insider knowledge of NCUA procedures and expectations• Strategies to address potential issues before they become problems• Continuous access to our extensive subject matter expertiseWith our access retainer, you'll have on-demand support from former NCUA experts. We're here to ensure your credit union passers its exam with flying colors in its next examination.Contact Credit Union Exam Solutions today to learn more about our services and how we can help your credit union succeed.Josh Herman is a Director on the Digital Assets Advisory Services team at SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent firm that helps financial institutions identify cost savings and new revenue potential. In this episode, Josh explains the risks in the financial industry and the role of cannabis banking and digital assets in credit unions. Compliance risk is not the primary challenge credit unions face today but the stigma in the financial industry. Furthermore, he expounds what’s the industry’s biggest concern today. He also identifies some risks in the industry and the efforts credit unions made to mitigate those risks. Delve into this episode to see the value of cannabis banking in the financial industry.


