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Ascension Data & Analytics, LLC, In the Matter of
Ascension will be required to implement a comprehensive data security program as part of a settlement resolving FTC allegations that the firm failed to ensure one of its vendors was adequately securing personal data about tens of thousands of mortgage holders.
16 CFR Part 314: Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking)
16 CFR Part 314: Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Final Rule)
16 CFR Part 313: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding Ascension Data & Analytics [Redacted]
Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding Ascension Data & Analytics
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (Privacy Rule)
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request (Privacy Rule)
Postponement of Public Workshop Related to Proposed Changes to the Safeguards Rule
Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Regarding Data Security and the Safeguards Rule
Concurring Statement of Commissioners Christine S. Wilson and Noah Joshua Phillips
Mortgage Solutions FCS, Inc.
Mortgage Solutions FCS, doing business as Mount Diablo Lending, and Ramon Walker agreed to pay $120,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other laws by revealing personal information about consumers in response to negative reviews posted on the review website Yelp.
LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC, In the Matter of
LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the auto dealer software provider failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers' data, leading to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers.
Equifax, Inc.
Equifax, Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and 50 U.S. states and territories to settle allegations that the credit reporting company's failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network.