12 C.F.R. § 40.5 Annual privacy notice to customers required.
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
(a)(1) General rule. A bank must provide a clear and conspicuous notice to customers that accurately reflects its privacy policies and practices not less than annually during the continuation of the customer relationship. Annually means at least once in any period of 12 consecutive months during which that relationship exists. A bank may define the 12-consecutive-month period, but the bank must apply it to the customer on a consistent basis. (2) Example. A bank provides a notice annually if it defines the 12-consecutive-month period as a calendar year and provides the annual notice to the customer once in each calendar year following the calendar year in which the bank provided the initial notice. For example, if a customer opens an account on any day of year 1, the bank must provide an annual notice to that customer by December 31 of year 2. (b)(1) Termination of customer relationship. A bank is not required to provide an annual notice to a former customer. (2) Examples. A bank's customer becomes a former customer when: (i) In the case of a deposit account, the account is inactive under the bank's policies; (ii) In the case of a closed-end loan, the customer pays the loan in full, the bank charges off the loan, or the bank sells the loan without retaining servicing rights; (iii) In the case of a credit card relationship or other open-end credit relationship, the bank no longer provides any statements or notices to the customer concerning that relationship or the bank sells the credit card receivables without retaining servicing rights; or (iv) The bank has not communicated with the customer about the relationship for a period of 12 consecutive months, other than to provide annual privacy notices or promotional material. (c) Special rule for loans. If a bank does not have a customer relationship with a consumer under the special rule for loans in §40.4(c)(2), then the bank need not provide an annual notice to that consumer under this section. (d) Delivery. When a bank is required to deliver an annual privacy notice by this section, the bank must deliver it according to §40.9.
Title 12: Banks and Banking
PART 40—PRIVACY OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Subpart A—Privacy and Opt Out Notices
§ 40.5 Annual privacy notice to customers required.
