Connecticut General Statutes 36a-44a – Customer protections. Compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act
Each financial institution that is a bank, Connecticut credit union, federal credit union, an out-of-state bank that maintains a branch in this state, an out-of-state trust company or out-of-state credit union that maintains an office in this state, a licensee under this title or any person subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner under title 36b shall comply with all provisions of Subtitle A of Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999, 15 USC 6801 et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder that apply to such financial institution, except to the extent that this section is inconsistent with the provisions of sections 36a-41 to 36a-44, inclusive, in which case the provisions that afford the customer greater protection shall control. For purposes of this section, “financial institution” has the meaning given to that term in Section 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999, 15 USC 6809, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-44a
- Bank: means a Connecticut bank or a federal bank. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Commissioner: means the Banking Commissioner and, with respect to any function of the commissioner, includes any person authorized or designated by the commissioner to carry out that function. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Company: means any corporation, joint stock company, trust, association, partnership, limited partnership, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or similar organization, but does not include (A) any corporation the majority of the shares of which are owned by the United States or by any state, or (B) any trust which by its terms shall terminate within twenty-five years or not later than twenty-one years and ten months after the death of beneficiaries living on the effective date of the trust. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Connecticut credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit financial institution that (A) is organized under chapter 667 and the membership of which is limited as provided in section 36a-438a, (B) operates for the benefit and general welfare of its members with the earnings, benefits or services offered being distributed to or retained for its members, and (C) is governed by a volunteer board of directors elected by and from its membership. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Control: has the meaning given to that term in 12 USC Section 1841(a), as amended from time to time. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Customer: means any person using a service offered by a financial institution. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Federal credit union: means any institution chartered or organized as a federal credit union pursuant to the laws of the United States having its principal office in this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Financial institution: means any Connecticut bank, Connecticut credit union, or other person whose activities in this state are subject to the supervision of the commissioner, but does not include a person whose activities are subject to the supervision of the commissioner solely pursuant to chapter 672a, 672b or 672c or any combination thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Licensee: means any person who is licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this title. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state: includes any state other than Connecticut and any foreign country. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state credit union: means any credit union other than a Connecticut credit union or a federal credit union. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Person: means an individual, company, including a company described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (12) of this section, or any other legal entity, including a federal, state or municipal government or agency or any political subdivision thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2