Will direct financial institutions to contact trusted contacts associated with a senior's account when a fraud-related hold is placed.

George Whitesides · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Direct financial institutions to reach out to trusted contacts associated with a senior's account when a hold is placed.. Promised outcome: Help verify suspicious transactions and protect seniors from financial exploitation.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for California's 27th District, George Whitesides co-introduced the Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act in Congress.

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The Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act would: Require covered financial institutions to place holds up to 90 days on transactions leaving a senior’s account where financial exploitation is suspected to allow for the legitimacy of the transaction to be determined. Direct financial institutions to reach out to trusted contacts associated with the senior’s account when a hold is placed. Provide safe harbor for financial institutions acting in good faith.

Whitesides' bill would direct financial institutions to notify or contact trusted contacts tied to a senior's account when a suspicious transaction hold is placed.

Reps. George Whitesides, Maria Salazar, and Don Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors From Wire Fraud | Representative George Whitesides
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