Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection July 28, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This interim final rule establishes procedures for the public to obtain information from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, under the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, and in legal proceedings. This interim final rule also establishes the CFPB's rules regarding the confidential treatment of information obtained from persons in connection with the exercise of its authorities under federal consumer financial law.

Section 1042(c) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (``Act''), requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (``CFPB'' or ``Bureau'') to prescribe rules establishing procedures that govern the process, described in section 1042(b) of the Act, by which state officials notify the CFPB of actions or proceedings undertaken pursuant to the authority granted in section 1042(a) to enforce the Act or regulations prescribed thereunder. This interim final rule with a request for public comment sets forth those rules.