The Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA) of 1978, governs SSA's obtaining financial
records or information about a customer of a financial institution. Financial institutions
are:
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savings and loan associations,
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building and loan associations,
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consumer finance institutions,
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industrial loan companies, and
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These financial institutions can be located in any State of the U.S., the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa or the Virgin Islands.