The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau adopted an interim final rule creating a "new notice of rights" that may be required to be distributed to consumers. The interim final rule will become effective on September 21, 2018, and comments on the rule may be submitted until November 19, 2018.

A new section of the Fair Credit Reporting Act - created by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - amended the model forms for the Summary of Consumer Identity Theft Rights and the Summary of Consumer Rights to include a new notice of rights for consumers.

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