How familiar are you with the MLA and SCRA? Do you know about the recent changes and how they affect your institution? Can you identify which servicemembers and dependents are covered now? Do you understand the Acts’ protections and disclosure requirements? The MLA and the SCRA both recently experienced changes and now provide enhanced protections for covered service members. Failure to comply with the MLA and SCRA can expose your institution and employees to significant penalties, including criminal charges, civil damages, and reputation loss. Notwithstanding their importance, many institutions struggle to understand all the obligations imposed by the MLA and the SCRA and how to monitor for compliance. This webinar will help you understand the various requirements, including when they are applicable and to whom, and will provide a takeaway tool that can be used to monitor and ensure compliance with these regulations. If you want to ensure your institution is complying with its military lending obligations, then this is the webinar for you!
AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Understand how to comply with the recent changes to both the Military Lending Act (MLA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Distinguish between the requirements of the MLA and SCRA
- Explain which servicemembers and dependents are covered by the expanded MLA and SCRA
- Understand the MLA and SCRA protections and explain the disclosure requirements
- Ensure MLA and SCRA compliance at your institution
TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT
- Compliance checklist
- Employee training log
- Interactive quiz
- PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions
- Attendance certificate provided to self-report CE credits
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This informative session is designed for all loan personnel, including loan officers, loan operations staff, credit administration personnel, managers, collectors, compliance officers, and attorneys.
NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other institutions or those not employed by your institution is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.
MEET THE PRESENTER
Shelli Clarkston, JD, LLM, Spencer Fane LLP

Shelli Clarkston is an attorney with Spencer Fane LLP where she provides financial institutions with proactive legal counsel on regulatory and compliance matters. She received her law degrees from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. In addition, she has a master’s degree from Doane University. Before joining Spencer Fane, Shelli was the Risk and Compliance Officer for a financial services technology platform with one of the world’s largest technology companies. She oversaw the platform’s regulatory compliance and handled all risk-related matters. She also has experience as general counsel for a community bank, where she managed all legal, regulatory, compliance, and corporate matters.
THREE REGISTRATION OPTIONS – WHAT YOU GET
1. LIVE WEBINAR 2. ON-DEMAND WEBINAR 3. BUNDLE & SAVE
- Unlimited live connections with shareable access within your institution
- Available to view on desktop, mobile & tablet devices
- Take-away toolkit
- Live Q&A session & the presenter's contact info for follow-up questions
- Access the webinar training from your User Portal
- Unlimited and shareable access to the recording within your institution, starting two business days after the live date
- Available to view 24/7 on desktop, mobile & tablet devices
- Take-away toolkit
- Ability to download the webinar video and toolkit items
- Presenter's contact info for follow-up questions
- Access the webinar training from your User Portal
- Save when you Bundle the Live + On-Demand Webinar Registration
- Includes all the items listed above
- Full registration descriptions can be found here