CFPB Guidance on Handling Consumer Complaints & Inquiries: Collecting, Investigating & Responding

Date: February 14, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM- 3:30 PM CST
About:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is making consumer complaints a major aspect of the regulatory environment.  The Dodd-Frank Act requires the CFPB to collect, investigate, and respond to consumer complaints as part of its work in protecting consumers.  Over the past year, CFPB’s Consumer Response Team has begun taking complaints on credit cards, mortgages, private student loans, other consumer loans, and other financial products and services.  In addition to the compliant system on their website, consumer complaint response is now a major component in the analysis of a financial institution’s compliance management system in CFPB’s examination procedures.  

An effective compliance management system should ensure that a financial institution is responsive and responsible in handling consumer complaints and inquiries.  Intelligence gathered from consumer contacts should be organized, retained, and used as part of your compliance management system.  Compliance with consumer laws and regulations should also be an integral part of your business strategy.  Violations and noncompliance can significantly impair your reputation, value, earning ability, and business opportunity. Therefore, investigation of complaints and fair, equitable responses to consumer problems is critical.  Complaints can be used to identify compliance, system, or service weaknesses.

HIGHLIGHTS
   > Complaints and the examination process
   > Trends to be alert for
   > Building a complaint management system
   > Monitoring and reporting
   > Oral versus written complaints

Registration Options:
Live Webinar- $200
The LIVE WEBINAR option allows you to have one telephone connection for the audio portion and one Internet connection (from a single computer terminal) to view online visuals as the presentation is delivered.  You may have as many people as you like listen from your office speaker phone.  Registrants receive a toll-free number and pass code that will allow entrance to the seminar. The session will be approximately 90 minutes, including question and answer sessions.  Seminar materials, including instructions, pin number, and handouts will be emailed to you prior to the broadcast.  You will need the most current version of Adobe Reader available free at www.adobe.com.

On Demand Web Link & CD- $200
Can’t attend the live webinar?  The ON-DEMAND WEB LINK is a recording of the live event including audio, visuals, and handouts.  We even provide the presenter’s email address so you may ask follow-up questions.  Approximately 1 week prior to the webinar, you will receive an email with the web link.  This web link can be viewed anytime 24/7, beginning 6 business days AFTER the webinar and will expire 6 months after the live program date.  But there's more . . . AS AN ADDED BONUS, you will also receive a FREE audio/visual CD ROM.*  The CD ROM includes the original audio/visual presentation, the question and answer sessions, and the handouts.  Use the on-demand link or this “off-the-shelf” training program for those that could not attend the live seminar and for future training.

Live Webinar & On-Demand Web Link (INCLUDES FREE CD-ROM)- $250
Includes options 1 and 2 above

Special Registration Option for member credit unions under $20 million-$169
On-demand link only (does not include CD or live webinar)

*To register for this webinar, click here.

For more information, please contact Carrie Buchholz at:
(P) 405.702.8622 ext. 215
(E) carrie@cuaok.org