The CFPB has announced that it will hold an event in Springfield, Virginia on August 17, 2015 about financial management for seniors and their caregivers. The event will feature remarks from Director Cordray and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring and financial caregiving experts will be in attendance to answer questions. The event is open to the public but an RSVP is required.… Continue Reading
Financial Abuse
CFPB joins other federal regulators in announcing GLBA privacy exemption
By CFPB Monitor on
On September 24, 2013, the CFPB joined the CFTC, the SEC, the FTC, the NCUA, and the prudential bank regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC) in the issuance of an Interagency Guidance on Privacy Laws and Reporting Financial Abuse of Older Adults. The release exempts from the strictures of the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) the reporting of suspected financial abuse of the elderly to appropriate state, local, and federal agencies.… Continue Reading