Data privacy

Facebook’s data problems have an upside for banks

04/10/18

With consumer privacy issues in the spotlight, Citibank is betting its app — as an offering from a trusted data partner — will be more appealing than those from unknown brands or companies that have less liability if security breaches occur.

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Consumer privacy, as we once knew it, is dead

04/02/18

The concept of privacy is evolving in the digital age in ways that demand new attention from policymakers. As stewards of considerable personal information, banks should prepare to take part in this debate.

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Citi defends Kushner loan; two regionals back CommonBond

03/22/18

The bank says CEO had no input into $325 million loan to Trump's son-in-law; Fifth Third, First Republic take equity stake in online student loan lender.

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Dimon: Data privacy 'issue is a big deal'

03/21/18

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, jumped into the growing debate Wednesday over how consumer data is collected and used, responding to concerns about stolen Facebook data.

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Has tech earned our trust, or are we just complacent?

12/08/17

We entrust tech firms with vast amounts of information about our daily lives, with an expectation that they will safeguard it. But have we become too casual in the trust we place with them in exchange for more personalized experience and convenience?

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A CFPB policy everybody seems to like (really)

10/20/17

Both banks and fintech are satisfied for now with the CFPB's nonbinding principles on data-sharing. But the statement may lay the groundwork for future regulation.

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Equifax restoring The Work Number portal with beefed-up security

10/20/17

Equifax continues work to add new security features and restore full access to The Work Number following a report highlighting potential security vulnerabilities in a browser-based portal of its employment verification service.

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CFPB reveals what new HMDA data will, and won't, be made public

09/20/17

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal would limit how much Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data is released to the public in an effort to protect consumer privacy.

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EU’s new data privacy law creates headaches for U.S. banks

09/20/17

It's not just big banks. Even U.S. community banks may be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation given the boundlessness of digital commerce.

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Three fears for banks that share customer data with Facebook, Amazon

08/29/17

Can the internet giants peek at bank data, or eavesdrop on conversations with customers, sent over their gadgets? Here are the facts and the fuzzy areas.

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