Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The federal bank, thrift and credit union regulatory agencies and the Federal Trade Commission have published the attached notice of proposed rulemaking to implement sections 114 and 315 of the FACT Act. The proposed rule would establish:

• Guidelines for financial institutions and creditors in identifying patterns, practices and specific forms of activity that indicate the possible existence of identity theft;
• Regulations requiring financial institutions and creditors to establish reasonable policies and procedures for implementing the guidelines, including, where applicable, a provision requiring credit and debit card issuers to assess the validity of a request for a change of address under certain circumstances; and
• Regulations requiring reasonable policies and procedures that users of consumer reports should employ upon receiving a notice of address discrepancy from a consumer reporting agency.

Distribution:
FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

Suggested Routing:
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Compliance Officer

Note:
FDIC financial institution letters (FILs) may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2006/index.html .

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Paper copies of FDIC financial institution letters may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, Room E-1002, Arlington, VA 22226 (1-877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200).