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Fact Sheets
	Fact Sheet 6. How Private Is My Credit Report?
	Fact Sheet 6(a). FACTA, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act: Consumers Win Some, Lose Some
	Fact Sheet 6(b). The “Other” Consumer Reports: What You Should Know about “Specialty” Reports
	Fact Sheet 6(c): Your Credit Score: How It All Adds Up
	Fact Sheet 15: Paying by Credit Card or Check: What Can Merchants Ask?
	Fact Sheet 24. Protecting Financial Privacy -- Gramm-Leach-Bliley
	Fact Sheet 24(a). Financial Privacy: How to Read Your Opt-Out Notices Sample Opt-Out Letter from Fact Sheet 24(a) Opt-Out Addresses for Financial Institutions
	Fact Sheet 24(b). Take the Cloze Test: Readability of a Financial Privacy Policy
	Fact Sheet 24(c). How to Shop for Financial Privacy
	Fact Sheet 24(d). Frequently Asked Questions about Financial Privacy
	Fact Sheet 24(e): Is Your Financial Information Safe?
	Fact Sheet 26. CLUE and You: How Insurers Size You Up
	Fact Sheet 27. Debt Collection Practices: When Hardball Tactics Go Too Far
	Fact Sheet 27a. Frequently Asked Questions about Debt Collection
	Fact Sheet 30: Check 21: Paperless Banking
	Fact Sheet 31: Customer Identification Programs for Financial Transactions: Getting to Know You
	Fact Sheet 32: Paper or Plastic : What's the Best Way to Pay?

Speeches & Articles

	Alert: It's Tax Time. Take These Extra Precautions with Your Mail (Posted 1.11.08)
	Model Privacy Form: Comments to FTC (Posted 05.22.07)
	Alert: The Case of the Disappearing Check: What is Electronic Check Conversion? (Posted 01.25.07)
	Prohibit Debt Collectors from Calling Cell Phones: Comments to the FCC (Posted 05.07.06)
	Comments to the Internal Revenue Service: Disclosure and Use of Tax Return Information (Posted 03.12.06)
	Alert: New Look for Prescreened Credit and Insurance Offers (Posted 08.22.05)
	Alert: FTC Sues Impostor Web Sites Offering "Free Credit Reports." You May be Eligible for a Refund (Posted 08.20.05)
	Alert: Who Is Using Your Checkbook? FDIC Warns About Qchex.com (Posted 08.14.05)
	Alert: The FTC's Document Disposal Rule: Does it Apply to You? (Posted 06.03.05)
	Privacy Groups Urge the Federal Reserve Board to Protect Consumers from Identity Theft and Stolen Convenience Checks (Posted 03.28.05)
	Comments to the CA Department of Insurance on Property Loss Databases (Posted 03.08.05)
	Groups Ask FTC to Stop Blocking Links to Free Credit Report Site (02.28.05)
	Fair and Reasonable Fee for Credit Score Disclosure: Comments to Federal Trade Commission (Posted 01.10.05)
	Financial Literacy and Education Campaign Strategies: PRC's Comments to the Dept. of Treasury (Posted 11.01.04)
	Opting Out of Pre-Approved Credit Offers: PRC's Comments to the FTC (Posted 10.28.04)
	Financial Privacy Legislation in California and Congress: The Latest Developments (Revised 09.14.04)
	Document Disposal Rules (FACTA): Comments to FDIC (Posted 07.25.04)
	Document Disposal Rules (FACTA): Comments to NCUA (Posted 07.13.04)
	Document Disposal Rules (FACTA): Comments to FTC (Posted 6.06.04)
	Financial Institutions' Use of Personal Medical Data -- PRC Comments to Federal Agencies (Posted 05.25.04)
	Comments to FTC on National Credit Reporting Agencies and Free Reports (Posted 04.16.04)
	Consumer Fed. of CA Ads Call for Financial Privacy, Parodies Citi's Identity Theft Commercials (Posted 04.12.04)
	Comments to FTC on Short Privacy Notices for Financial Institutions (Posted 3.29.04)
	Financial Privacy Notices: Shorter is Better -- FTC Comments (Posted 2.23.04)
	Comments to Federal Agencies regarding Security Breach Notification by Financial Companies (Posted 10.15.03)
	Groups Comment to National Banks Agency to Oppose Preemption of States (Posted 09.29.03)
	Groups Oppose Data Mining of Health Information by Financial Institutions (Posted 09.12.03)
	HR 2622--PRC and ITRC letter to California Congressional Representatives in Opposition (Posted 8.27.03)
	Consumer Federation of California Poll Shows 91% Voter Support For Financial Privacy Initiative (Posted 8.28.03)
	A Consumer Speaks Out Against Insurance Company Use of Credit Scores
	USPIRG Documents the Failure of Gramm-Leach-Bliley
	Alert: Full-Page Ad Distorts Facts about SB 773, California Financial Privacy Bill (Posted 8.27.02)
	Alert: San Mateo Co. Passes Opt-in Financial Privacy Ordnance (Posted 08.08.02)
	Alert: Historic North Dakota Vote for Financial Privacy (Posted 06.23.02)
	How Consumers Responded to Financial Privacy Notices -- Comments to FTC
	Financial Privacy Notices: Do They Really Want You to Know What They're Saying?
	Lost in the Fine Print: Readability of Financial Privacy Notices
	Bankruptcy, Public Records and Privacy
	Financial Privacy: The Shortcomings of the Federal Financial Services Modernization Act
	Opt-In to Financial Privacy
	Consumers' Financial Privacy Act
	Consumers' Concerns about Financial Privacy and Security
	Comments on Proposed Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Regulations
	Letter to California Legislators and Governor Gray Davis by 15 Consumer-related Organizations in Favor of Strong Opt-in Financial Privacy