Compliance Series: FTC Safeguards

Understanding the FTC Safeguards Rule Fundamentally, the FTC Safeguards rule is about how you store and protect your customers’ data. The last ten years have seen a tightening of regulations related to cybersecurity, data collection, and privacy on a global scale, so it’s no surprise that new Federal Trade Commission regulations should dictate how financial […]

Everything You Need to Know About Section 1071 of Dodd-Frank

Updated July 2026 | Originally published October 17, 2023    EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been substantially updated. On May 1, 2026, the CFPB issued a revised final rule that replaces the 2023 Section 1071 framework — new compliance dates, a new coverage threshold, a new small-business definition, and a shorter list of data points. […]