Banking hippa law violated

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Iowa
My Brother #1 died suddenly. Within a couple weeks the banker had called Brother #2 saying that Brother #1 had a loan that needed to be payed. Then the banker wrote a letter to Brother #2 stating information on the loan papers. Brother #2 HAS NOT been appointed executor of the estate. What if anything can Brother #1's immediate family do about this breech of privacy? If there is something they can do, where do they start? Can the Banker /or Bank be held accountable for this? any information would be appreciated.

There's no such thing as a "banking HIPAA law". HIPAA applies to medical information ONLY, and even then only some medical information.

Is there a privacy law in Iowa?

Not my area of expertise. I know about HIPAA because I work with health insurance. Someone else may know.

You can file an ethics complaint with the state Bar against the lawyer.

What lawyer is this, Katy? It was a banker that committed the offense, if indeed it was an offense.

By gosh that does say banker, not lawyer. Sorry, Linda.