Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Survey: Compliance Worries Rise in 2019

U.S. banks and credit unions are reporting increased anxiety levels over compliance obligations, according to a survey released on December 4, 2019 by Wolters Kluwer.

This year’s regulatory and risk management indicator score was 95, up 10 points from 2018.

Specific points of high concern contributing to the overall indicator score were the effects of new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act rules, overall risk management concerns, and ongoing challenges from compliance change management.

The report cited that nearly eight in 10 respondents will continue to prioritize cybersecurity risk over the next year. Other areas being prioritize over the next 12 months were credit risk, compliance risk, third-party risk and operational risk, which all saw double-digit percentage increases.

Among top obstacles in implementing effective compliance programs, 47 percent of respondents stated manual compliance processes and 45 percent cited inadequate staffing.

The survey was conducted nationwide between August 7 and September 3, 2019 and generated 704 responses.

Read the press release.

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