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While robust federal privacy and data security protection requirements for financial institutions have been in place for more than 20 years, other business sectors lack comparable requirements and have been the source of many large-scale breaches. ABA supports legislation that would put in place consistent privacy and data security standards across all sectors.

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ABA Resources

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CCPA Copycats: State Omnibus Privacy Bills
October 30, 2019
Resource
Communications Guide
April 1, 2019
Report
Final Privacy Model Form under GLBA
November 9, 2018

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Policy Analysis & Advocacy Efforts

Staff Analysis
California Consumer Privacy Act, Summary of Proposed Regulations
November 1, 2019
Staff Analysis
California Consumer Privacy Act
November 1, 2019
Comment Letter
Joint Trades Letter to NIST re: Proposed Privacy Framework
October 24, 2019
Comment Letter
ABA Comments to the Fed re: FOIA and Confidential Supervisory Information
August 16, 2019
Comment Letter
Joint Letter to the FTC on Safeguarding Customer Information
August 2, 2019
Resource
Communications Guide
April 1, 2019
Testimony
Statement on Policy Principles for a US Federal Data Privacy Framework
February 27, 2019
Testimony
Statement for the Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Era of Big Data hearing
February 26, 2019
Comment Letter
Joint comment letter to the Department of Commerce.
January 14, 2019
Comment Letter
Joint Letter to NTIA on Developing the Administration's Approach to Consumer Privacy
November 8, 2018
Testimony
Consumer Data Privacy Lessons from Europe and California
October 9, 2018
Comment Letter
Joint Letter to Commerce re: Extending Deadline for Comments
October 3, 2018
Staff Analysis
Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice under GLBA
September 12, 2018
Staff Analysis
Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
September 1, 2018
Comment Letter
Joint Comments to Bureau's Proposed Changes to Publicly Reported HMDA Data
November 24, 2017
Comment Letter
Comments to CFPB re: Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques
May 17, 2017
Comment Letter
Joint Comments to the Bureau on the Proposed Amendment to the Privacy Notice Rule
August 10, 2016
Comment Letter
ABIA privacy notice to CFPB
August 10, 2016
Comment Letter
Comments to CFPB re: Annual Privacy Notice Requirement
August 10, 2016
Staff Analysis
CFPB Proposed Amendments to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement
July 7, 2016
Staff Analysis
FCC’s Proposed Rule Implementing the Exemption from the TCPA for Phone Calls Relating to Government Debt
April 30, 2016
Staff Analysis
FAST Act Amendment to the Annual GLBA Privacy Notice
December 17, 2015
Staff Analysis
CFPB Final Rule Alternative Delivery for the Annual Privacy Notice (Reg P)
October 27, 2014
Comment Letter
Joint Letter re: Consumer Privacy Notices
July 13, 2014
Comment Letter
Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act
May 13, 2014
Staff Analysis
Use of the Model Privacy Notice Format 2010
November 8, 2010
Staff Analysis
Final Model Privacy Form under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
December 7, 2009
Comment Letter
Joint Letter to the FTC on Safeguarding Customer Information
August 2, 2019
Resource
Communications Guide
April 1, 2019
Testimony
Statement on Policy Principles for a US Federal Data Privacy Framework
February 27, 2019
Testimony
Statement for the Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Era of Big Data hearing
February 26, 2019
Comment Letter
Joint comment letter to the Department of Commerce.
January 14, 2019
Comment Letter
Joint Letter to NTIA on Developing the Administration's Approach to Consumer Privacy
November 8, 2018
Testimony
Consumer Data Privacy Lessons from Europe and California
October 9, 2018
Comment Letter
Joint Letter to Commerce re: Extending Deadline for Comments
October 3, 2018
Staff Analysis
Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice under GLBA
September 12, 2018
Staff Analysis
Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
September 1, 2018
Comment Letter
Joint Comments to Bureau's Proposed Changes to Publicly Reported HMDA Data
November 24, 2017
Comment Letter
Comments to CFPB re: Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques
May 17, 2017
Comment Letter
Joint Comments to the Bureau on the Proposed Amendment to the Privacy Notice Rule
August 10, 2016
Comment Letter
ABIA privacy notice to CFPB
August 10, 2016
Comment Letter
Comments to CFPB re: Annual Privacy Notice Requirement
August 10, 2016
Staff Analysis
CFPB Proposed Amendments to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement
July 7, 2016
Staff Analysis
FCC’s Proposed Rule Implementing the Exemption from the TCPA for Phone Calls Relating to Government Debt
April 30, 2016
Staff Analysis
FAST Act Amendment to the Annual GLBA Privacy Notice
December 17, 2015
Staff Analysis
CFPB Final Rule Alternative Delivery for the Annual Privacy Notice (Reg P)
October 27, 2014
Comment Letter
Joint Letter re: Consumer Privacy Notices
July 13, 2014
Comment Letter
Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement under the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act
May 13, 2014
Staff Analysis
Use of the Model Privacy Notice Format 2010
November 8, 2010
Staff Analysis
Final Model Privacy Form under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
December 7, 2009

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