Privacy Act Statement

Privacy Act Statement

The information requested is being collected to confirm your eligibility for a Civil Penalty Fund payment from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to compensate you for harm suffered from a violation of Federal consumer financial law that was the subject of a Bureau enforcement action.

Identifying information collected may be used by and disclosed to employees, contractors, agents, and others authorized by the CFPB to receive this information to contact you and/or assist in related activities. It may also be disclosed:

  • to a court, magistrate, or administrative tribunal in the course of a proceeding;
  • for enforcement, statutory, and regulatory purposes;
  • to another federal or state agency or regulatory authority;
  • to a member of Congress; to the Department of Justice, a court, an adjudicative body or administrative tribunal, or a party in litigation; and
  • pursuant to the CFPB’s published Privacy Act system of records notice, CFPB.025 – Civil Penalty Fund and Bureau-Administered Redress Program Records.

The collection of this information is authorized by the Dodd Frank Act. To learn more about the CFPB’s privacy practices, please visit the CFPB’s website at https://www.consumerfinance.gov/privacy/

Providing this information is voluntary; however, failure to do so may impact our ability to issue your refund.