Other Resources

A Selection of Other Resources and Links Related to
Consumer Financial Information Privacy

Background Information and Resources

Senator Jackie Speier Author of SB 1, California Financial Information Privacy Act of 2003

Senator Speier's Website

Supervisor Mike Nevin, County of San Mateo

Web Page on Consumer Financial Information Privacy

Consumers Union

Consumers Union

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a nonprofit consumer education, research, and advocacy organization.

Consumer Privacy Protection Information and Tips

State of California Office of Privacy Protection

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act 1999 Current Federal Financial Privacy Protection Law

Financial Services Privacy Coalition

Financial Institution Response to Financial Information Privacy Legislation:

California Bankers Association
The California Bankers Association (CBA) is one of the largest state banking trade associations in the country. CBA's membership includes more than 300 of California's commercial, industrial and community banks and savings associations.

CBA's press release on consumer financial information privacy legislation

Newspaper Articles

San Francisco Chronicle

President Signs Bill on Consumer Credit But State Limits are Curbed by New Law, December 5, 2003

Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Consumer Privacy Protections, November 22, 2003

Setback for Backers of Financial Privacy Congress Rolls Back Anti-Identity-Theft Measures in State, November 22, 2003

Jackie Speier -- Moving On, Moving Up Survivor of Jonestown Ambush Plans Run for Lieutenant Governor, November 16, 2003

Why Privacy is Still Worth Fighting for, November 6, 2003

Feinstein, Boxer's Financial Privacy Proposal Shot Down Senate Rejects Effort to Preserve State's New Disclosure Law, November 5, 2003

Senate Steamrolls Privacy, November 5, 2003

Senators Fail in Battle to Protect State's Financial Privacy Law, November 5, 2003

Senators Fail in Battle to Protect State's Financial Privacy Law, November 4, 2003

On a Federal Plan for Financial Privacy Easy Exchange of Financial Data Democratized Access to Credit, October 26, 2003

Feinstein Criticizes Financial Industry Firms Acting in Bad Faith on Privacy Law by Trying to Undo it in Congress, October 22, 2003

Privacy Fight -- Where's Arnold?, October 22, 2003

Senate Bill Takes Different Approach on Consumer Credit and Identity Theft than House, September 22, 2003

Boxer, Feinstein Fight for Privacy, September 19, 2003

Lawmakers Work Overtime; Pass Workers' Comp, Health Insurance Bills, September 13, 2003

Lawmakers Race Toward the Exits, Leaving Dozens of Bills in Wake, September 12, 2003

House Votes to Gut State's Financial Privacy Law: Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Back Uniform Standard for Sharing Consumer Information, September 11, 2003

Privacy Law's Fate Depends on House Tough State Rules would be Replaced by Weaker Standards, September 10, 2003

New State Privacy Law Threatened Federal Law could Block Bills Protecting Financial Information, August 28, 2003

A Milestone in Privacy Rights, August 27, 2003

Part II of a Privacy Plan, August 21, 2003

What would Hiram Johnson Do?, August 21, 2003

Chris Larsen: Puts the Clout Behind State's New Privacy Bill, August 20, 2003

Bay Area News Roundup Local News All the Time, August 20, 2003

Speier's Perseverance, August 20, 2003

Financial privacy bill bursts through deadlock After years of legislative gridlock, Assembly vote goes 76-1, August 19, 2003

Lawmakers rushing to approve privacy bill to head off initiative, August 19, 2003

Privacy Measure Faces Beat the Clock Wednesday Deadline for Passage of Bill, August 18, 2003

Business, Consumer Groups Cut Deal Over Financial Privacy Bill, August 14, 2003

Editorial: Populist Revolt Lifts Privacy Bill, August 14, 2003

Privacy Bill Foes Give Up Their Fight Threat of Stringent Initiative Convinces Banks, Insurers, August 14, 2003

A Truce on Privacy, August 15, 2003

Financial Industry Tries an End-Run on Privacy Law - Federal Bill would Strip States of Right to Limit Data Sales, 08/01/2003

Privacy Bill Backers Ready to Go to Ballot - Pass Law or Face Initiative, They Tell Legislature, 07/31/2003

Privacy Revolution Is Here, 07/31/2003

Voters May be Asked to Approve Financial Privacy Laws, 07/30/2003

Judge Limits Local Privacy Protections Banks May Still Share Financial Data with their Affiliates, July 30, 2003

Financial Privacy Bill Dies Hard: Speier Runs into Rancorous Resistance on Assembly Panel, July 9, 2003

Want Privacy? Do It Yourself, July 9, 2003

Roll Call on Privacy, July 9, 2003

Voter Choice: Priceless, July 8, 2003

Follow Up Missing: The Public's Servants, July 1, 2003

Lobbyists Shift Gears as Bills Keep Changing, June 30, 2003

Privacy Backers Hit in War Chest, June 30, 2003

Extreme Lobbying Upsets Assembly, June 19, 2003

Banks Defeat Privacy Bill yet Again: Speier Vows to Put Stricter Measure on State Ballot, June 18, 2003

Legislature Fails to Protect Privacy, June 18, 2003

Roll Call Financial Privacy Bill Vote, June 18, 2003

State Assembly Committee Rejects Financial Privacy Bill Again, June 18, 2003

Wells Dishing Out Bank Data, June 18, 2003

Follow Up Privacy Bill Showdown, June 9, 2003

State Clout with Banks Weakens Courts Uphold Federal Authority Over Local Practice, June 6, 2003

Davis Backs Banning Trades of Personal Financial Data, Speier Bill Envisions Tough Privacy Law, June 3, 2003

Governor Boosts Privacy Legislation, June 03, 2003

Banks go to Court Against Privacy Laws, May 30, 2003

What's Happening with Privacy Bill?, May 19, 2003

S.F. Supervisors Move to Protect Consumer Privacy, December 10, 2002

Privacy Bill Back in the Hopper, December 3, 2002

Contra Costa Times

Senate OKs More Weapons Vs. ID Theft, November 5, 2003

The Work Left To Do — Legislature Passed Some Good Bills, but it was Gutless in Dealing with the Budget, September 18, 2003

Lawmakers Work Overtime; Pass Workers' Comp, Health insurance bills, September 13, 2003

Davis Signs Consumer Privacy Bill, August 28, 2003

What Others Are Saying, August 22, 2003

Privacy Bill Heads for Davis' Desk, August 21, 2003

Privacy Bill Faces Legislative Ultimatum, August 15, 2003

Financial Privacy Concerns May be Taken up by Voters, July 31

2 Top Banks Fail to Kill Privacy Laws, July 30, 2003

Davis Supports Privacy Bill, June 4, 2003

Marin Independent Journal

Marin Supervisor Pushes Financial Privacy Bill, April 30, 2003

Sacramento Bee

Senate Rejects State's Financial Privacy Law, November 5, 2003

Privacy Bill OK'd by Assembly, August 19, 2003

Groups, Lawmakers Cut Financial Privacy Deal, August 15, 2003

Privacy bill rejected again by panel, July 9, 2003

Voters may get to decide privacy issue, March 11, 2003

Privacy Bill Up for the 4th Try, December 3, 2002

San Jose Mercury News

Thanks to Senators for Consumer Effort, November 9, 2003

Senate OKs Bill on Credit Reports, ID, Privacy Laws, November 6, 2003

Bill would Give People E-mailed Credit Reports, but Strike at Tough State Consumer Laws, November 4, 2003

Remain Vigilant on Financial Privacy, August 27, 2003

Financial Privacy Bill, August 22, 2003

California Senate Passes Privacy Bill, August 19, 2003

Assembly Passes Privacy Bill, August 19, 2003

Bills Davis Supports, August 18, 2003

Governor Signs Budget, Crafts Political Agenda, August 3, 2003

Financial Privacy: This Is Your Final Warning, August 1, 2003

Privacy Bid Ready, Waiting, July 31,2003

Judge Limits Banks on Sharing Customer Data, July 30, 2003

We'll Have to Do it Ourselves, July 10, 2003

Privacy Bill Thwarted Again, July 9, 2003

Privacy protection bill fails again in Assembly committee, July 8, 2003

It's Time: `Yes' or `No' on Privacy Bill?, July 7, 2003

Crucial legislation, June 15, 2003

Law Maker to Back Privacy Measure, June 13, 2003

State Lawmakers Delay Decision on Bill to Protect Consumer Data, June 10, 2003

Davis Announces Support for Bill Protecting Privacy, June 4, 2003

Financial Privacy has a Chance Now, June 4, 2003

Financial Privacy, One Way or Another, March 24, 2003

Sacramento Business Journal

Davis supports financial privacy bill, June 3, 2003

Consumer Privacy Initiative Looms for Banks, Others, June 2, 2003

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