GLBA
What is GLBA?
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA, also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, Public Law 106-102) is a US federal statute enacted 12 November 1999 that imposes privacy + safeguarding + anti-pretexting obligations on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS handling nonpublic personal information (NPI). KEY PROVISIONS: (a) SUBCHAPTER I - DISCLOSURE OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION (15 USC 6801-6809): policy of privacy obligation + safeguarding standard (Sec. It comprises 12 controls organised across 7 domains, and applies in the United States.
How GLBA maps to other frameworks
All 12 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 7 domains GLBA groups its controls into
Where GLBA overlaps with the standards you already hold
What GLBA means in your sector
What GLBA means for your job
Questions people ask about GLBA
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How do I get started with GLBA compliance?
Query GLBA programmatically
GLBA, its 12 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
GLBA API reference and MCP config →What GLBA requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one GLBA control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- GLBA-IMPLEMENTATION-ROADMAP-EXAMINATION GLBA Implementation Roadmap, Examination Readiness, Roles and Tooling
- GLBA-SEC6801-POLICYDUTY-SAFEGUARDINGSTANDARD GLBA Section 6801 - Privacy Obligation Policy and Safeguarding Standard
- GLBA-STATUS-FTC-CFPB-SEC-NAIC-ENFORCEMENT GLBA Status, Enforcement Activity, FTC + CFPB + SEC + NAIC Recent Actions
- GLBA-SUBORDINATE-RULES-OPERATIONALISATION GLBA Operationalisation through FTC Safeguards Rule, Privacy Rule, SEC Reg S-P and Banking-Agency Guidelines
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