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UK Financial Conduct Authority portfolio letter for credit reference agencies and credit information service providers

A&O Shearman on 1/23/2025

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a portfolio letter setting out its supervisory strategy for credit reference agencies and credit information service providers. In the letter, the FCA sets out its priority areas...more

New York Cyber Enforcement Steps Into the Breach

Bracewell LLP on 7/10/2018

Last month, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proclaimed, “In an era of weakened federal government oversight, strong state regulation is essential in order to safeguard our markets, ensure strong...more

Credit Reporting Agencies Now Must Register with NY DFS and Comply with Cybersecurity Regulations

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/2/2018

The New York Department of Financial Services issued new regulations requiring every consumer credit reporting agency that “assembles, evaluates, or maintains a consumer credit report on any consumers located in New York...more

Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Predicts $1 Billion Settlement in Data Breach Case – But Where’s the “Harm”?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/16/2017

This week, a high profile plaintiffs’ firm (Edelson) stated that “if done right,” the data breach class actions against Equifax should yield more than $1 billion in cash going directly to more than 143 million consumers...more

States Respond to Equifax Cyber Breach with Enforcement Actions and Calls for Enhanced Regulatory Powers

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 10/13/2017

In the wake of last month’s historic cyber breach of Equifax, which resulted in the theft of sensitive personal information belonging to over 140 million Americans, states have wasted no time in seeking a greater role in...more

Five Lessons All Companies Can Learn From The Equifax Data Breach

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on 9/26/2017

The Equifax data breach has dominated news headlines for weeks, and Equifax will be dealing with the legal and financial fallout from the breach for many years. While many companies may be relieved not to be in Equifax's...more

Equifax Breach: 3 Immediate Steps Leading Companies Are Taking To Respond

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/25/2017

Equifax, one of the three nationwide credit bureaus that track and rate the financial history of consumers, announced in September that it had suffered a data breach exposing personal information of up to 143 million...more

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