Summary and Statutes It should be noted at the outset that the so-called "Privacy Act" itself ( 5 USC 552a ) does not pertain to banks at all -- it relates to federal government databases containing personal (typically personnel) information. The Privacy [more...]
Bottom THE RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT OF 1978 In view of widespread concern resulting from ambiguities and complexities of the Right To Financial Privacy Act of 1978 [12 U.S.C. § 3401 et seq.], hereafter "the RFPA" or "the Act", this advisory and the attached supporting memorandum are issued to answer several of the questions most frequently raised in [more...]