Financial Privacy

Financial Privacy Rule: Laws & Rules

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Title V, Subtitle A, Financial Privacy
15 U.S.C. § 6801-6809

Financial Activities Regulations
View the statute and the regulations (as of November, 1999) that define financial activities:

Section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

12 CFR Part 225.28 - permissible nonbanking activities

12 CFR Part 225.86 - Activities permissible for financial holding company activities

Real Estate Settlement Services - Summary of activities from three Federal Reserve Bulletin orders

Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices

Interagency Notice Research Project

12/30/03
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [PDF]
Interagency Proposal to Consider Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Federal Register

Public Comments

Financial Privacy Rule

5/24/00
Final Rule [PDF]
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information, Federal Register

3/1/00
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [PDF]
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information, Federal Register

Public Comments on Proposed Rule (listed alphabetically)

Ackerman - FYI, Inc.
Gackenbach - Luper
MacIntyre - Swift
Talaganis - Zirbes

Staff Guidance

Frequently Asked Questions for the Privacy Regulations (December 2001)

Additional Industry-Specific Frequently Asked Questions About the Privacy Regulation

Auto Dealers (January 2005)
Mortgage Brokers (January 2003)

GLB Outline [PDF]

Application of Title V, Subtitle A, of the GLB Act, and of the Commission's Privacy Rule, to Attorneys At Law

4/8/02
Letter from J. Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, to the American Bar Association
[PDF]

8/22/01
Letter and Memorandum from the American Bar Association
[PDF]

7/10/01
Letter from the American Bar Association
[PDF]

Interagency Guidance on § 313.12 Account Number Prohibition
[PDF]

Interagency Guidance on Mortgage Loan Account Numbers
[PDF]