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Financial Privacy Rule: Business Guidance

In Brief: The Financial Privacy Requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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Describes the GLB Act’s requirement that companies give consumers privacy notices explaining their information-sharing practices, its restrictions on the use or disclosure of consumer information, and the provision for consumers’ right to limit some of that sharing.

Financial Institutions and Customer Data: Complying with the Safeguards Rule
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Explains the scope of the FTC’s Safeguards Rule, which requires financial institutions to protect the consumer information they collect, and offers tips for compliance.

Getting Noticed: Writing Effective Financial Privacy Notices
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Offers communications experts’ advice on developing privacy notices that enhance customer trust and effectively educate consumers about the uses of their personal financial information.

How to Comply with the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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A Guide for Small Business (July 2002) explaining the scope of the FTC’s Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule and the obligations of businesses under the Rule.

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
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Interagency Guidance on § 313.12 Account Number Prohibition
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Interagency Guidance on Mortgage Loan Account Numbers
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