Your Privacy
City of Downey Federal Credit Union
understands the importance of protecting the privacy of our members.
As such, we are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of
each member's financial records consistent with state and federal
laws. The following sets forth our policies regarding our use
and protection of your financial information.
During the course of business we collect nonpublic
personal information about you from the following sources:
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Information we receive from you on applications or other
forms;
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Information we obtain when verifying the information we receive
from you;
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Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates,
or others; and;
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Information we receive from a consumer reporting agency.
Generally, we may share all information we collect
about you as described above, with . nonaffiliated third parties
to complete transactions and maintain accounts and related records
(such as data processing transactions and records). We may also
share such information with select nonaffiliated third parties
if: 1) you request or authorize it; 2) the information is provided
to help complete a transaction initiated by you; 3) the information
is provided to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with
the Fair Credit Reporting Act; or 4) the disclosure otherwise
is lawfully required or permitted.
Also, we may enter into agreements with other
businesses to provide support or services to us or for one or
more of our products, such as mailing houses that assist us in
delivering your statements and other promotion materials. Under
certain circumstances we may also enter into joint marketing agreements
with other financial service providers, such as mortgage bankers,
securities broker-dealers, and insurance companies and agents.Before
entering into relationships with such entities, we require them
to agree to safeguard our member's information and to comply with
all applicable privacy laws.
Furthermore, we may also disclose nonpublic
personal information about you to other nonaffiliated and affiliated
third parties not described above as permitted by law and by our
policies.
Because of the limited way we share information
with nonaffiliated third parties, we are not required to provide
you with the opportunity to opt-out from the disclosure of information
to nonaffiliated third parties.
If you decide to terminate your membership or
become an inactive member, we will adhere to the privacy policies
and practices as described in this notice.
Pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"),
it is the Credit Union's practice to share Transaction/Experience
Information (as defined by the FCRA) with its affiliates and nonaffiliated
third parties to the extent permitted by law.
We restrict access to your personal and account
information to those employees who need to know that information
to provide products or services to you. Our employees access information
about you when needed to administer your accounts, to provide
requested services, or in response to a legally valid outside
request or order (such as a subpoena). In addition, our employees
may also access information to exercise our rights under the law
or pursuant to any agreement with you. We maintain physical, electronic,
and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations
to guard your nonpublic personal information.
We strive to ensure that our records contain
accurate information about you. If you see any inaccuracies in
your statements, please call (562) 862-0301. We will promptly
investigate and make any necessary changes to update your records.
We reserve the right to revise our policy as
our business needs change or as the law requires. If we revise
our policies, we will provide our active members with copies of
our new policies at that time.
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USA PATRIOT Act Disclosure. Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account, in order to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities. What that means for you: When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver's license and other identifying documents. Therefore:
- Please have the following items/information handy: Driver's license or state ID number, mother's maiden name, Social Security number for you and any of your joint owners and co-borrowers, as well as the name, address, and Social Security number for your beneficiaries.
- Applicants must meet all requirements for membership in City of Downey Federal Credit Union.
- Account opening subject to verification through a consumer reporting age