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RISK ASSESSMENTS: WHAT WE’VE LEARNED Steve Levine, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

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RISKASSESSMENTS:WHATWE’VELEARNEDSteveLevine,ChiefLegal&ComplianceOfficer

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WHATISARISKASSESSMENT?

↗ AccordingtotheCFPB,theRiskAssessmentprocessisdesignedtoevaluateonaconsistentbasistheextentofrisktoconsumersarisingfromactivitiesofanentityandtoidentifysourcesofthatrisk.

↗  “Risktoconsumers”isthepotentialforconsumerstosuffereconomiclossorotherlegallycognizableinjuryasaresultoffailuretofollowfederalconsumerfinancelaws.

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WHATISARISKASSESSMENT?

AsdefinedbytheCFPB,“inherentrisk”includesfactsthatincreasethepotentialforunfair,deceptiveorabusiveactsorpractices,fordiscrimination,orforviolationsofotherFederalconsumerfinanciallaws.Italsoincludesfactorsthatincreasethecompliancemanagementchallengesofabusinessandtherebyincreasetheriskofsuchviolations.

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WHATISARISKASSESSMENT?

“RiskControls”includesfactorsrelatedtobothmanagingandmitigatingspecificinherentriskaswellasthestrengthofanentity’soverallsystemofcompliancemanagement.

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WHATISARISKASSESSMENT?

TheresultofcombiningthesetwoconceptsisananalysisthatinvestigatesBOTHthepracticesthatrepresentrisktoconsumersANDwhatcontrolsthebusinesshasputinplacetomitigatethatrisk.

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CFPB’SRESIDUALRISKMATRIX

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CFPB’SRESIDUALRISKMATRIX

↗ TheCFPBtemplateprovidesaseriesoffactorsthatbearoninherentriskandrelevantriskcontrols.Examinersconductingtheassessmentshouldrateeachrelevantfactor(low,moderateorhighinherentrisk;strong,adequateorweakcontrolsandmitigation.

↗ Thefactorratings,takenasawhole,resultinaRiskSummary,whichisaconclusionaboutwhethertheoverallrisktoconsumersislow,moderateorhigh.

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WHATARISKASSESSMENTISNOT

Ariskassessmentisnotadeterminationastowhetheraviolationofanyspecificlawexists.Itisaninvestigationintopracticesaswellasbusinesscontrolsinplace.

Conclusionsarebasedonriskpresentedtoconsumersaswellasadequacyofcontrolsinplace.

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RISKASSESSMENTTOPICSINCLUDE↗ Website;

↗ Advertisingand

Marketing; ↗ AcquisitionNetwork;

↗ AdverseAction;↗ UnderwritingandScoring;↗ AncillaryProducts; ↗ FeesChargedtothe

Customer; ↗ CollectionCallFrequency↗ Thirdpartycontact;

↗ MilitaryAccounts;↗ Repossessiondecisions;↗ AdherencetoCallScripts;↗ ComplaintManagement;↗ BankruptcyAccounts;↗ CreditReporting;↗ CreditDisputeHandling;↗ StarterInterrupt/GPS

accounts;↗ CPI↗ ANDMORE

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ADVANTAGESOFARISKASSESSMENT↗ Globalviewofoverallbusiness,notsilos;↗ Identifieswheretoinvestresourcesandbudget;↗ Measuresprogress;↗ Setspriorities;↗ Avoidfiredrills;↗ DemonstrateadequacyoftheCompliance

ManagementSystem;↗ Facilitatesworkingrelationshipbetweenbusiness

andcomplianceteams;

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KEYSTOASUCCESSFULRISKASSESSMENT

↗ Projectshouldbeaprocess,notadocument;↗ Itshouldbedynamic,notstatic;↗ Allowsassessmentofcurrentconditionswithgoalof

improving;↗ Don’tjustconsiderwhereyouarebutwhereyouare

going,i.e.newproducts,markets,profitcenters,yields;

↗ Maketheriskassessmentforwardlookingtoo.

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KEYSTOASUCCESSFULRISKASSESSMENT

ENGAGETHEBUSINESS!

↗ Collaboratewiththeallemployeesontheproject;↗ Earlybusinessbuy-iniskeytoacceptance;↗ Involveeveryoneinthedevelopmentofanalysis;↗ Don’twaitforthefinalreporttodeliverbadnews;↗ Recognizeandhighlightthe“goods”;↗ Fixtheproblem,nottheblame;↗ Supportmustcomefromtop;

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BIGGESTRISKASSESSMENTMISTAKES

↗ Thinkingthatthisismerelyacompliancedepartmentfunction;

↗ HidetheBallMentality;↗ Attemptingtodothisin-house;↗ NotinvolvingalllevelsoftheCompany;↗ ConfusinganAssessmentwithanAudit.

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OURGENERALOBSERVATIONS

↗ Thereisoftenadisconnectbetweenseniorleadershipandtheemployeesdoingthedaytodaywork.Thisistrueforbothareasofriskandcontrols.

↗ It’shardtogetaccesstotherightinformation.Thisisconcerningbecausethecompanymustdemonstrateitsefforts!;

↗ Thereismisunderstandingaboutrolesandresponsibility;

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OURGENERALOBSERVATIONS

↗ Companiesthinktheirtraininginitiativesarealotmoreeffectivethantheyare;

↗ Companiesstrugglewithanalyzingtheirbusinessthroughthelensof“consumerrisk”andtendtofocusontheirownrisk;

↗ Weoftenhear“it’snotillegaltomakemoney”asadefensetotheofferingofproductsandservices.Thequestioniswhetherthereistransparencyandfairnesstotheconsumer.

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OURGENERALOBSERVATIONS↗  “FOLLOWTHEMONEY”isagoodwaytoidentifyrisk.Someof

themostprofitableinitiativesalsocontainthemostrisk,forinstancefees,aftermarketproducts,CPI,etc.

↗  Businessestendtoembellishthecontrolsthatareinplace;whatappearsonacompanyorganizationchartmaybeverydifferentthanwhatactuallyhappens;

↗  Thereisn’tnecessarilyacorrelationbetweencustomercomplaintsandareasofrisk;however,nothavingstrongcomplaintmanagementisinitselfarisk;

D

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OURGENERALOBSERVATIONS

↗  Therearesomepracticesthatareinherentlyrisky(CPI,Advertising)andinthoseareasevenstrongcontrolsinplacemayresultina“moderate”riskassessment;

↗  Similarly,thereareareasofmoderateorevenlowriskthatcanbeassessedas“moderate”riskbecauseofweakcontrols;

↗  Beinganindependentthirdpartyallowsamorehonestassessmentbecausethereisnopre-existingprejudice;

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POLICIESANDPROCEDURES

↗  PoliciesandProcedures,standingalone,donotconstitutestrongcontrols.

↗ Digdeeperandintovariouslevelsofthecompanytolearnfamiliaritywiththepolicies,howoftentheyareexaminedandupdated,andhowstrongandthoroughisthetrainingreceivedbypersonnel.

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INDIRECTLENDING↗  Indirectlendersthatbuycontractsfrom

hundredsorthousandsofdealersneedtohavestrongcontrols,(underwriting,contractsaccepted,thirdpartyproducts);

↗ Unfortunately,budgetaryandvolumepressuresmakeithardtosticktothesecontrols.

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VENDORMANAGEMENT↗  Generally,companiesaren’tasstrongwith

thisfunctionastheythinktheyare;

↗ Policiesarenotalwaysfollowed,exceptionsaremade,mostprominentlyinrepossession;

↗ TherecentWellsFargofinehadsomegoodinsightintomanagingvendors,askingpenetratingquestionsandbeingproactive.

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COMPLAINTMANAGEMENT

↗ Mosthaveapolicyandprocessbutwidedivergencewithitcomestoremediation;

↗ Companiesdon’tdocumentwelland“losecredit”forcomplaintstheyresolvequickly;

↗ 3mostcommonarea)poorservice;b)employeerude;andc)reporelated.

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THIRDPARTYCONTACTS

↗  Thereisconfusionastowhenathirdpartycanbecontacted,anditoftencontactismadewhenlocationofcustomerisknown;

↗ Companieslackamechanismtotrack“donotcall”instructionsfromthirdparty;

↗ Managersdon’tliketheruleandtrytocircumvent.

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CREDITREPORTING↗ Disputehandlingfunctionisnotadequately

staffedinmanyinstances;confusiononwhat“adequateinvestigation”means;

↗ Furnisherobligationsaren’talwaysunderstoodandauditsdon’tmatchsizeandcomplexityofbusiness;

↗  Inherentlyhighrisktopic,sotrainingvital.Staffisoftennotadequatelytrainedandinheritjob.

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COLLECTIONSANDSERVICING

↗ Scriptsdon’talwaysexistandwhentheydotheyareoftennotfollowed;

↗ Collectionnotesarenotalwayspresentandoftennotclear;

↗ Datanotalwayseasytolocate;

↗ Integrationbetweenvarioussystemsneeded.

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