Confidential Or Privileged Information in the United States

Defintion in the context of Consumer Financial Protection

“Confidential information” means “confidential consumer complaint information, confidential
investigative information, and confidential supervisory information, as well as any other Consumer Financial Protection Bureau information that may be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552(b). Confidential information does not include information contained in records that have
been made publicly available by the CFPB or information that has otherwise been publicly disclosed
by an employee with the authority to do so.” 12 CFR 1070.2(f). CSI, the focus of this bulletin, is but
one type of confidential information. See 12 CFR 1070.2(i) (defining “confidential supervisory
information”).

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Confidential Or Privileged Information in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.