U.S. Code » Title 15 » Chapter CHAPTER 94— PRIVACY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— DISCLOSURE OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION

15 U.S.C. § 6801

Protection of nonpublic personal information

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(a) Privacy obligation policy

It is the policy of the Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its customers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those customers’ nonpublic personal information.

(b) Financial institutions safeguardsIn furtherance of the policy in subsection (a), each agency or authority described in section 6805(a) of this title, other than the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall establish appropriate standards for the financial institutions subject to their jurisdiction relating to administrative, technical, and physical safeguards—(1) to insure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information;(2) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such records; and(3) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such records or information which could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.(Pub. L. 106–102, title V, § 501, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1436; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1093(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2095.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2010—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–203 inserted “, other than the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection,” after “section 6805(a) of this title” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203 effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 106–102, title V, § 510, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1445, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 501–510) of title V of Pub. L. 106–102, enacting this subchapter and amending section 1681s of this title] shall take effect 6 months after the date on which rules are required to be prescribed under section 504(a)(3) [15 U.S.C. 6804(a)(3)], except—“(1) to the extent that a later date is specified in the rules prescribed under section 504; and“(2) that sections 504 [15 U.S.C. 6804] and 506 [enacting section 6806 of this title and amending section 1681s of this title] shall be effective upon enactment [Nov. 12, 1999].”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 235 cases (112 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Jenkins, 744 S.E.2d 686 (Ga. 2013).
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Jenkins, 744 S.E.2d 686 (Ga. 2013). · cites it 11× “For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the holding was in error, and we reverse that portion of the judgment of the Court of Appeals.”
Individual Reference Servs. Grp., Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, 145 F. Supp. 2d 6 (D.D.C. 2001). · cites it 7× “1338 (1999) (codified as amended at 15 U.S.C.A. § 6801 'et seq. (2000)) (the “GLB Act”), which addresses the responsibility of financial institutions to protect the privacy of the personal financial information of their customers.”
Leland Stevens v. Interactive Fin. Advisors, 830 F.3d 735 (7th Cir. 2016). · cites it 4× “See 15 U.S.C. § 6801 ; 17 C.F.R. § 248.10 . This prevented Stevens from having an absolute, unconditional right to immediate possession of the property, as required to sustain a conversion claim under Illinois law.”
Alexander v. Washington Gas Light Co., 481 F. Supp. 2d 16 (D.D.C. 2006). · cites it 5× “§ 1681 and 15 U.S.C. § 6801 Plaintiff adds 15 U.S.C.”
Ex Parte Mut. Sav. Life Ins. Co., 899 So. 2d 986 (Ala. 2004). · cites it 10× “st because it is overly broad, unduly burdensome, not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of relevant and admissible information, encompasses confidential and proprietary records in the nature of trade secrets, identifies persons not a party to this lawsuit without…”
New York State Bar Ass'n v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, 276 F. Supp. 2d 110 (D.D.C. 2003). · cites it 4× “§§ 6801-6809 , contains a number of privacy provisions and reflects “the policy of Congress that each financial institution has an affirmative and continuing obligation to respect the privacy of its consumers and to protect the security and confidentiality of those consumers’…”
Mcconnell Et Al. v. Dep't of Labor, 787 S.E.2d 794 (Ga. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Jenkins, a bank customer based a claim of negligence on the bank’s failure to protect his personal information and asserted that the legal duty to support his negligence claim was found in the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the “GLBA,” 15 USC § 6801 et seq. The Supreme Court of…”
Mount v. Apao., 384 P.3d 1268 (Haw. 2016). · cites it 2× “Bank argue that the Apaos’ interpretation of HRS § 667-5(c) is pre-empted by the federal Gramm Leach Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 6801 et seq. (“GLBA”) “to the extent it required the mortgagee to provide reinstatement information to anyone other than the customer on the account,…”
Pennsylvania State Univ. v. State Employees' Ret. Bd., 935 A.2d 530 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 2× “Appellants also argue that disclosure of information is restricted by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), 15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq. Appellants argue that the GLBA restricts disclosure such that SERS may not disclose the information at issue to any "non-affiliated third party.”
Brendan Holbein v. Baxter Chrysler Jeep, Inc., 983 F.3d 1049 (8th Cir. 2020). “§§ 6821 (a)(2), 6823(a); advocated for that colleague’s termination; “attempted to advise” TAW Enterprises of its unfulfilled obligations under applicable provisions of the Act, see generally 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801 - 09, 6821-27, and those provisions’ implementing regulations, see…”
In re Equifax, Inc., 371 F. Supp. 3d 1150 (N.D. Ga. 2019). · cites it 5× “" 152 "Congress did not see fit to impose such a duty under 15 U.S.C. § 6801 (a)...." 153 This Court agrees.”
Trans Union LLC v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, 295 F.3d 42 (D.C. Cir. 2002). · cites it 2× “1338 (1999) (codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801 et seq.). Trans Union contends the regulations unlawfully restrict a CRA’s ability to disclose and reuse certain consumer information because (1) a CRA is not a “financial institution” subject to the FTC’s rulemaking authority under the…”
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— 15 U.S.C. § 6801(a) — 1 case
Mount v. Apao., 384 P.3d 1268 (Haw. 2016). “Bank argue that the Apaos’ interpretation of HRS § 667-5(c) is pre-empted by the federal Gramm Leach Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 6801 et seq. (“GLBA”) “to the extent it required the mortgagee to provide reinstatement information to anyone other than the customer on the account,…”
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