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Credit Report Resellers Settle FTC Charges; Security Failures Allowed Hackers to Access Consumers' Personal Information

Date

February 3, 2011

As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing campaign to protect consumers’ personal information, three companies whose business is reselling consumers’ credit reports have agreed to settle FTC...

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Privacy

Date

July 27, 2010

By

Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman

Testimony (345.17 KB)

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Consumer Privacy

Date

July 22, 2010

By

David Vladeck, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Testimony (280.19 KB)

Federal Regulators Release Model Consumer Privacy Notice Online Form Builder

Date

April 15, 2010

Eight federal regulators released an Online Form Builder today that financial institutions can download and use to develop and print customized versions of a model consumer privacy notice. The Online...

Mar17

Exploring Privacy: A Roundtable Series

March 17, 2010 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission will host a series of day-long public roundtable discussions to explore the privacy challenges posed by the vast array of 21st century technology and business practices...

Report

Financial Privacy Notice: A Report on Validation Testing Results (Kleimann Validation Report)

Date

February 12, 2009

A summary of the results of a small-scale study to validate the final set of changes to the prototype privacy notice.

financial_privacy_notice_a_report_on_validation_testing_results_kleimann_validation_report.pdf (1.95 MB)

Mortgage Company Settles Data Security Charges

Date

November 6, 2008

A Texas-based mortgage lender has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable security to protect sensitive customer data. The lender made...

Report

Evolution of a Prototype Financial Privacy Notice: A Report on the Form Development Project

Date

February 1, 2006

evolution_prototype_financial_privacy_notice.pdf (11.98 MB)

Report

Enforcement Actions Pursuant to Title V, Subtitle B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("Fraudulent Access to Financial Information"): Fourth Annual Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress

Date

July 1, 2004

Text of Report [PDF 18KB] (24.34 KB)

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Financial Privacy

Protecting Consumers’ Financial Privacy Financial institutions are required to take steps to protect the privacy of consumers’ finances under a federal law called the Financial Modernization Act of...

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