Hi, In an effort to obtain copies of my grandfather's paperwork, from a fraternal organization that he belonged to in the early 1900's, I ran into the following brick wall! Initially, I was told that the records could not be released because of the federal privacy laws. I contacted representatives of the U. S. Federal Government and NARA, both agencies stated the federal privacy law (Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts) only pertains to federal records. I was told that since I am the next of kin, I have the right to request my grandfather's records. When I sent the information to the fraternal organization, I received the following reply: Our Records Department has forwarded your request for any and all records that XXXXX possesses and that relate to your grandfather. It is my understanding that you are interested in receiving copies of anything XXXXX might possess for purposes of a genealogy search. On November 12, 1999 (may have been 1991), President Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("GLB Act"), Pub. L. No. 102-106 (1999). This law limits the instances in which XXXXX, as a financial institution, may disclose nonpublic personal information about consumers and customers. The GLB Act is applicable to all financial institutions, including insurers. In addition, state insurance regulators, as the functional regulator, have adopted regulations implementing the requirements of the GLB Act. As a result of these new laws, XXXXX does not disclose any consumer/customer nonpublic personal information (including whether or not an individual is or was a customer of XXXXX), unless such disclosure is permitted by law. I have contacted the Library of Congress to obtain a copy of the Public Law. I was unable to identify it on their website. Has anyone had this problem? Is there a way to get through this brick wall? Thank you.