{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-1070.56","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 1070.56","heading":"Request for amendment of records.","body":"(a) Procedures for making request. (1) If an individual wishes to amend a record that pertains to that individual in a system of records, that individual may submit a request in writing to the Chief Privacy Officer, as set forth in § 1070.53(a). The request shall be labeled “Privacy Act Amendment Request.”\n(2) A request for amendment of a record must:\n(i) Identify the name of the system of records that the requester believes contains the record for which the amendment is requested, or a description of the nature of the record in detail sufficient to enable CFPB personnel to locate the system of records containing the record with a reasonable amount of effort;\n(ii) Specify the portion of that record requested to be amended; and\n(iii) Describe the nature and reasons for each requested amendment.\n(3) When making a request for amendment of a record, the CFPB will require a requester to verify his or her identity under the procedures set forth in § 1070.53(c), unless the requester has already done so in a related request for access or amendment.\n(b) Burden of proof. In a request for amendment of a record, the requester bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER X—CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU","PART 1070—DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION","Subpart E—Privacy Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-12.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:16Z","sha256":"fb05b0627380049864900e0ea51f25545b1d2b6ce4e2c1f88265548fbcfc5d1b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-1070.55","next":"us/12-cfr-1070.57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}