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IWG Response to FCA Feedback on Its Final Report on Credit Information Market Study

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The Interim Working Group (IWG) advising on the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Credit Information Market Study has issued a formal response to the FCA's feedback on its final report regarding the establishment of the...more

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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine new cybersecurity legislation in California and Massachusetts, the British government's updates to its cybersecurity laws in anticipation of Brexit and...more

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Regulation Round Up - January 2019

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2 January - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a press release explaining that claims management companies can now register for the temporary permission they will need to continue operating when the FCA...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 4 January 2019 to 10 January 2019

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Allen & Overy publish weekly updates on key regulatory topics affecting the financial services sector. UPCOMING EVENTS - Financial services regulation in 2019 – don’t mention the B-word - On 30 January, Allen & Overy...more

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Consumer Credit Update

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This update takes a look at the FCA’s Interim Report and its initial views relating to the review of the provisions of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), which show early signs of a more pragmatic approach to regulation than...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Another Bumpy Week for Equifax: Virus Hits Website, IRS Suspends Contract and Hacked UK Residents Notified

It was another chaotic week for Equifax Inc., still scrambling to stem the torrent of bad news after its massive data breach last month that has potentially affected more than half of the U.S.’s adult population....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Equifax CEO Richard F. Smith is out as the fallout continues from the massive cyberbreach of the consumer credit reporting agency that exposed the personal information of as many as 143 million people....more

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Equifax Breach Affects 143M: If GDPR Were in Effect, What Would Be the Impact?

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The security breach announced by Equifax Inc. on September 7, 2017, grabbed headlines around the world as Equifax revealed that personal data of roughly 143 million consumers in the United States and certain UK and Canadian...more

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Findings from ICO Visits to Credit Reference Agencies

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On September 30, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a review of the manner in which personal data is processed by credit reference agencies (CRAs). Although the report focuses on CRAs, the ICO...more

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