Regulation P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information

Course Outline

Regulation P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information

Seat Time: 1hrs - Desc:

This course will introduce the learner to the provisions of Regulation P, which include privacy notices and privacy disclosures. The course will familiarize the learner with Regulation P’s requirements for financial institutions, the specifics of privacy notice content, and marketing exceptions. After completing this program the learner will understand:

• The criteria used to determine nonpublic personal information.
• Opt-out rights and methods.
• How to deliver opt-out notices. 

Course Topics

T1 - Regulation P: This topic will discuss Regulation P, also known as Privacy of Consumer Financial Information, and will describe how it governs the treatment of nonpublic personal information, define the distinction between consumers and customers, and describe the three types of privacy notices that must be provided to consumers.

T2 - Privacy Notices    This topic will explain the use and purpose of the privacy notice clauses that institutions can and do use, including information on the categories of information collected and the parties to whom information is disclosed.

T3 - Privacy Notice Content    This topic will clarify that customers have the right to prevent institutions from disclosing their nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties, and will include information about opting out, joint relationships, opt-out notices, and more.

T4 - Privacy Disclosures    This topic will afford the learner a look at the disclosure of information and the conditions under which financial institutions may disclose nonpublic personal information to nonaffiliated third parties by discussing such circumstances, information received from other financial institutions, and more.