---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 1070.56"
title: "12"
number: "1070.56"
heading: "Request for amendment of records."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/1070.56"
---

# §1070.56. Request for amendment of records.

- (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)](/cfr/12/1070.53.md?p=a). The request shall be labeled “Privacy Act Amendment Request.”
  - (2) **A request for amendment of a record must—**
    - (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;
    - (ii) Specify the portion of that record requested to be amended; and
    - (iii) **Describe the nature and reasons for each requested amendment.**
  - (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)](/cfr/12/1070.53.md?p=c), unless the requester has already done so in a related request for access or amendment.
- (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.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 83 FR 46095, Sept. 12, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 18 U.S.C. 641; 44 U.S.C. ch. 31; 44 U.S.C. ch. 35; 12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 11503, Feb. 15, 2013, unless otherwise noted.