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Banking

Sep. 27, 2002

Expectations of Privacy

SAN FRANCISCO - You probably wouldn't tell a complete stranger your phone number, age or annual income. But your bank might. The spotlight is shining on the issue of consumer financial privacy this year. Congress forced banks to send customers fat envelopes explaining their privacy policies. More than half the states considered new laws to stop banks from selling information about their customers.

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - You probably wouldn't tell a complete stranger your phone number, age or annual income.
        But your bank might.
        The spotlight is shining on the issue of consumer financial privacy...

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