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Fair Credit Reporting Act (1970) ✔✔regulates the operations of credit reporting bureaus, including how they collect, store, and use credit information. Right to Financial Privacy Act (1978) ✔�... ��protects the records of financial institution customers from unauthorized scrutiny by the federal government Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (1999) ✔✔allows business combinations (e.g. mergers) between commercial banks, investment banks, and insurance companies, and thus permits these institutions to compete in markets that prior regulations prohibited them from entering. Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (2003) ✔✔It allows consumers to request and obtain a free credit report once each year from each of the three primary consumer credit reporting companies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion). Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ✔✔was designed to improve the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage; to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in health insurance and healthcare delivery; and to simplify the administration of health insurance. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERP [Show More]

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