The Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 is a

United States federal law The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as va ...

. Among other measures, it established the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC, under Title X of the act) and authorized

national security letter A national security letter (NSL) is an administrative subpoena issued by the United States government to gather information for national security purposes. NSLs do not require prior approval from a judge. The Stored Communications Act, Fair Cred ...

s (NSLs, under the

Right to Financial Privacy Act The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (RFPA; codified at , ''et seq.'') is a United States federal law, Title XI of the Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978, that gives the customers of financial institutio ...

, Title XI of the act).

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"About the FFIEC"Public Law 95-630, 95th Congress, H.R. 14279: Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978
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