Supervisory Policy on Identity Theft - FDIC

GuidanceFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Identity Theft

Identity theft is fraud committed or attempted by using the identifying information of another person without his or her authority. Identifying information may include such things as a Social Security number, account number, date of birth, driver's license number, passport number, biometric data and other unique electronic identification numbers or codes. As more financial transactions are done electronically and remotely, and as more sensitive information is stored in electronic form, the opportunities for identity theft have increased significantly. 1 This policy statement describes the characteristics of identity theft and emphasizes the FDIC's well-defined expectations that institutions under its supervision detect, prevent and mitigate the effects of identity theft in order to protect consumers and help ensure safe and sound operations.

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