FC: Minnesota AG sues mortgage company over alleged privacy invasion

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[I'd like to look at the complaint, but it seems to me this should be
allowed or prohibited by the contract you sign when getting a mortgage
from Fleet. Hmm. --Declan]

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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:23:25 -0800
From: Jeffrey St. Clair <sitka () home com>
To: cp <counterpunch-list () counterpunch org>, Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: MN AG Sues Fleet Mortgage Company for Selling Customer Info

Minn. Attorney General Sues Fleet

by PATRICK HOWE Associated Press Writer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The attorney general of Minnesota is
suing Fleet Mortgage Corp., accusing the Boston-based
company of violating consumers privacy rights by sharing
their account numbers and other personal information with
telemarketers.

The lawsuit, the latest in a series of efforts by Attorney
General Mike Hatch to fight corporate invasions of privacy,
seeks an injunction, restitution for consumers and other
relief under state laws.

Company officials said the lawsuit, filed Thursday in
Hennepin County District Court, contains inaccuracies and is
based on incomplete facts.

''We will vigorously defend against these allegations,''
said a statement issued by spokesman Bruce Spitzer.

Fleet is accused of allowing information about its mortgage
clients to be used in efforts to sell memberships in
organizations that offer discounts on such services as car
maintenance, credit card protection or attorney fees.

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