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A landmark agreement in the state of Texas has been reached today. CNG Financial Corporation has managed to come to a mutually satisfactory agreement with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott; an agreement that will protect customers from potential identity theft.
CNG Financial's subsidiary Check 'n Go, under an agreed-upon temporary injunction, now has 24 hours to protect sensitive personal/financial information in their records of customers. The agreement is designed to change the
way that Check 'n Go disposes of customer records; designed to make that disposal process more responsible and therefore prevent possible incidents of identity theft. Check 'n Go employees have to deposit customer files into
a secure container that will then be picked up and disposed of by a third-party company experienced in anti-ID theft disposal.
Attorney General Abbott had this to say about the agreement: "Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. This agreement requires Check 'n Go to better safeguard their customers' critical personal
information. Texans can rest assured that the Office of the Attorney General will continue aggressively enforcing laws that protect consumers from identity theft."
This response was taken in reply to an incident in May where the Attorney General's Office discovered that Check 'n Go stores were disposing of customer records in easily accessible trash cans; potentially exposing thousands of
people to identity theft. The AGO is currently investigating whether any of the exposed data actually led to identity theft incidents, with consumers wishing to complain/report a theft requested to call (800) 252-8011.
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