Sen. Robert Bennett to Keynote National Conference Set to Examine New Federal Fair Credit Reporting Legislation-On the Heels of the February 4 Deadline, National Experts, Regulators and Business Leaders Identify Challenges and Provide Guidance for Compliance With the New Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction (FACT) Act

Market Wire

January 8, 2004

HACKENSACK, NJ, Jan. 08, 2004 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT), the ranking member of Senate Banking who was deeply involved in passage of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction (FACT) Act, will keynote the nation's first comprehensive Conference to review and analyze the new fair credit reporting legislation, "The New FACT Act: Challenge and Opportunity."

This event comes on the heels of the first of the FTC FACT Act implementation deadlines, February 4. Hosted by Privacy & American Business (P&AB) and the Washington law firm Oldaker, Biden & Belair, this groundbreaking Conference is scheduled for February 9-10, 2004 at the Wyndham Washington in D.C.

"Our focus will not be how we got here, but what you have to do now that we have the FACT Act, and what its practical impact will be on business," said Dr. Westin, President & Publisher, P&AB.

Major Conference Sessions

Major sessions include: overview of the FACT Act; direction of the consumer reporting industry; anti-identity theft FACT Act provisions; affiliate sharing; data furnisher and user responsibilities; effects on credit scoring; prescreening and marketing; litigation risks; and much more.

Leading Speakers

The conference will feature the nation's leading FCRA lawyers; privacy experts and advocates; congressional officials; and FTC and other federal officials. Addressing conference attendees will be top executives from leading organizations, including: Acxiom, Allstate, American Bankers Association, CapitolOne, Fair Isaac, ID Analytics, and Juniper Bank.

Register Today -- Special Rates Available

"The New Fair Credit Reporting Act: Challenge and Opportunity" will be held at the Wyndham Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C. Register now and take advantage of the Early Bird rate before it ends January 16, 2004. Those who sign up four or more colleagues to attend save $150 per registrant. Discounted hotel rooms are only available through January 20, 2004! Visit www.pandab.org or contact Olga Garey at info@pandab.org or (201) 996-1154 to register or for more information.

Members of the working press must register to attend. Contact Irene Oujo at (201) 996-1154 or ioujo@pandab.org or visit www.pandab.org for details.

Press Contact: Irene Oujo (201) 996-1154 ioujo@pandab.org

SOURCE: Privacy & American Business

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