Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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EPIC Praises CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights Rule, Suggests Improvements
The proposed rule would ensure that consumers can more readily access their data held by financial institutions while limiting the extent to which authorized third parties can collect, use, retain, and share that same data.
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Updates
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Comments of EPIC to the CFPB On the Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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APA Comments
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EPIC Urges the CFPB Not to Delay Fair Credit Reporting Act Rulemaking
EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center and a coalition of 60 consumer, civil rights, healthcare, and advocacy organizations to urge the CFPB not to delay the agency’s planned Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rulemaking.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Updates
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EPIC Commends CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights Rulemaking
EPIC joined Public Citizen and a coalition of civil society organizations this week in expressing support for the goals of the CFPB’s proposed Personal Financial Data Rights Rule. The rulemaking aims to enhance consumer privacy and data security and promote competition in the financial services industry.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Updates
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Comments of EPIC to the CFPB On the Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Reporting Rulemaking
The Electronic Privacy Information Center submits these comments in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Reporting Rulemaking Outline of Proposals and Alternatives Under Consideration.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Comments
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EPIC Submits Comments Calling on the CFPB to Strengthen Consumer Reporting Protections
Today EPIC called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to strengthen protections for consumers in response to the CFPB's outline of proposals under consideration for its upcoming rulemaking focusing on credit reporting.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Updates
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CFPB and FTC Cite TransUnion for Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission took joint action to protect consumers from violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by TransUnion. The agencies found that TransUnion violated rules governing tenant screening and that the company failed to timely place or remove security freezes on users’ accounts.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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Updates
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Why the Supreme Court Must Turn Back Payday Lenders’ Attack on the CFPB’s Existence
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA). In the case, payday loan companies are trying to evade the CFPB’s consumer protection regulations by attacking the existence of the agency itself.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Analysis
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The CFPB Moves Ahead with FCRA Rulemaking to Rein in Data Brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a major step last week toward establishing stronger guardrails for data brokers and better protections for consumers.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Analysis
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EPIC Recommends CFPB Strengthen Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Market Inquiry on Customer Acquisition and Data Practices
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Big Data
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Screening & Scoring
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Updates
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