Fraud & Cybersecurity

CBA supports strong national data protection and consumer notification standards with effective enforcement provisions that are applicable to any party with access to important consumer financial information. CBA members are already subject to robust data protection and notification standards and these requirements must be recognized. Inconsistent state laws and regulations should be preempted in favor of strong Federal data protection and notification standards. CBA firmly holds that all parties must share in protecting consumers and, as such, the costs of a data breach should ultimately be borne by the entity that incurs the breach. Protecting consumer data is a shared responsibility, and merchants must have the same tough data security standards as financial institutions to thwart hackers as well as the ability to accept chip-based cards.
  • February 16, 2016
    On Tuesday, February 16, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its initial guidance on the implementation of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The legislation, which passed Congress and was signed into law in December of 2015, seeks to encourage the private sector and federal entities to share cyber threat indicators with the federal government by...
  • February 9, 2016
    On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, the White House announced its plans to implement a new Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP). Through additional investment, public education, and coordination with the private sector, the plan seeks to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity. Paired with the release of the President’s final budget proposal, the plan provides a 35 percent increase in cybersecurity...
  • February 8, 2016
    February 8, 2016 Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E10 Washington, DC 20202–4537 Via electronic submission RE: Comment Request; Enterprise Complaint System Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0138 Dear Director, The Consumer Bankers Association (“CBA”)1 appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Department of...
  • January 12, 2016
    On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, CBA joined a coalition of financial services trades in sending a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) expressing concern over the agency’s data collection practices as part of its National Mortgage Database Project. The voluntary borrower survey contains 85 questions regarding a customer’s mortgage experience. CBA raised concerns over the intrusiveness...
  • January 8, 2016
    On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission released guidance on “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?” The report outlines how companies should treat Big Data in the context of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Equal Opportunity Laws and the Federal Trade Commission Act. The FTC plans to hold a “PrivacyCon” on January 14, 2016, to analyze these and other privacy issues.
  • December 18, 2015
    Thankfully Congress Wraps Up 2015 Earlier this month, Congress chose political expediency over sound policy by voting to pay for the highway bill with a tax on banks, rather than gasoline. Many of us were hopeful cooler heads would prevail and this policy would be walked back in this week's final, year-end spending package, also known as the omnibus. Congress also had the opportunity to advance...
  • December 11, 2015
    CFPB Brings Enforcement Action against Debt Collector On Monday, December 7, 2015, the CFPB filed a civil complaint in federal court against EOS CCA, a Massachusetts-based debt buying and collection firm. The Bureau alleges EOS violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Dodd-Frank's ban on unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices when it collected on cellphone debt purchased from...
  • December 11, 2015
    T-Minus 7 Days to CBA LIVE Early Bird Deadline Our committees have been heads down planning a host of sessions for CBA LIVE, which will now feature 11 concurrent tracks including our first-ever Risk F orum. View the session lineup for each forum as well as the full event program to customize your CBA LIVE experience. Just like the holidays sneak up on you, so does our Early Bird registration...
  • December 9, 2015
    Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2015) – Richard Hunt, President and CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), released the following statement in response to the House Financial Services Committee’s passage of the Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205), sponsored by Representatives Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and John Carney (D-DE), by a vote of 46-9: “Consumers win when the entire payment system...
  • December 7, 2015
    December 7, 2015 The Honorable Jeb Hensarling The Honorable Maxine Waters Chairman Ranking Member House Financial Services Committee House Financial Services Committee 2149 Rayburn House Office Building B301C Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Hensarling and Ranking Member Waters: On behalf of the members of the undersigned financial services...

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