Description
Release date: March 27, 2018
Duration: 95 minutes
How should you respond if you receive a garnishment or levy requiring you to hand over a member’s funds? Where does your obligation to protect member funds end and your obligation to comply with the levy begin?
Get the information you need to handle these documents appropriately from attorney David Reed.
During this webinar, you will cover:
- Recognizing a valid request
- Understanding your response obligations
- Understanding the rules on exempt federal benefits
- Garnishment and Levy best practices
- Recovering fees and expenses
- Risks of non-compliance
Note: This program will discuss only federal levy and garnishment rules and procedures and is intended for credit unions from all states. Some best practices information from various states may also be included.
MEET THE PRESENTER
Attorney, author, consultant and nationally recognized speaker, David A. Reed is a partner in the law firm of Reed and Jolly, PLLC and founder of CU Doctor, a full-service credit union consulting practice. Through Reed and Jolly, Mr. Reed provides guidance to credit unions concerning a variety of matters including the establishment and revision of credit union policies and procedures, organizational compliance, collections, security, contractual agreements, regulatory matters and corporate governance. His engaging speaking style has garnered him status as a regular lecturer nationwide on topics such as regulatory compliance, consumer lending, bankruptcy and collections. And, he offers facilitation services and a full range of on-site training programs that can be delivered to the Board, executive team, managers or frontline staff.
A former trial attorney and Vice President and General Counsel of a large credit union, Mr. Reed is particularly noted as an expert in the areas of credit union operations, bankruptcy and collections. He has been selected to train NCUA Field Examination and Audit Staff on numerous issues including ID Theft Red Flags, S.A.F.E Act, Third Party Contract Management and Bankruptcy matters. He also serves as editor of several industry manuals including Collections Manual for Credit Unions and Bankruptcy Guide for Credit Unions.