GLBA privacy exemption

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