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 28, 2018WASHINGTON — Financial institutions and retail companies are trading barbs over which industry poses greater risk to sensitive customer information just as lawmakers are planning to take another stab at a data security bill. Bank and credit union trade associations sent a letter to House lawmakers on Wednesday supporting a data security proposal being put forward by Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo...
January 10, 2018On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, the FDIC issued the Supervisory Insights , which includes articles on credit Management Information Systems (MIS) and recent results from the FDIC's Credit and Consumer Products/Services Survey. "A key component of a bank's risk management program is a strong credit MIS, which uses loan data to develop timely and meaningful reporting for a bank's board and senior...
January 8, 2018WASHINGTON — Twenty-two financial, retail and technology trade associations have sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee calling for new federal regulations governing data breaches that would preempt state law. The groups said new legislation should create a “flexible, scalable” standard that would account for the size, cost and nature of data collected by a company and that it...
January 8, 2018A group of financial, retail and technology trade associations are calling on the federal government to oversee data breaches. According to a report in American Banker , 22 trade groups sent a letter to lawmakers urging the House Energy and Commerce Committee to create data protection legislation with a flexible, scalable standard, which would take into account the size of the business, the cost...
January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 The Honorable Greg Walden Chairman House Energy & Commerce Committee 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bob Latta Chairman Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Walden and Chairman Latta: The undersigned organizations, representing companies across the...
November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 The Honorable Blaine Luetkemeyer Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable William Lacy Clay Ranking Member Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Luetkemeyer and Ranking Member Clay: Data security breaches continue to put millions of consumers at risk, and...
October 18, 2017On Wednesday, October 18, 2017, the CFPB outlined principles for protecting consumers when they authorize third-party companies to access their financial data to provide certain financial products and services. These principles are intended to help foster the development of innovative financial products and services, increase competition in financial markets, and empower consumers to take greater...
October 13, 2017House Committee Moves on Regulatory Reform, SIFI Designation Bill During a markup session this week, the House Financial Services Committee moved a host of regulatory reforms, including Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer’s SIFI designation bill. As CBA noted in its letter to the committee, designating risk strictly based on the size of a financial institution does not make sense and it harms...
October 6, 2017CFPB Final Small-Dollar Rule Falls Short For Consumers The CFPB’s long-awaited small-dollar rule is finally here, and you guessed it! The Bureau whiffed at an opportunity to provide assistance to the millions of Americans experiencing financial hardship. It is hard to believe just days after the CFPB reported more than four in ten Americans were struggling to pay monthly bills – often because of...Pages
CBA Letter re HFSC FI Hearing on Legislative Proposals to Reform the Current Data Security and Breach Notification Regulatory Regime