or shingles did not match those on the rest of the house. American Family challenged Hatch's standing to file the suit, claiming that only the state Commerce Department could bring such actions. In April 2000 the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld Hatch's standing to bring the suit. In October 2000, Hatch prevailed in the lawsuit, securing a court order requiring American Family to pay for both the damaged portion of the roofing and siding and the undamaged portion if matching shingles and siding were no longer available. On June 9, 1999, Hatch drew national attention when he became the first state official in the country to file a lawsuit against a national bank for violating customers’ privacy. Hatch sued U.S. Bank, one of the largest banking systems in Minnesota, for entering into a "joint marketing agreement" with 15 telemarketing companies and disclosing to them the names, addresses, account numbers, Social Security numbers, and credit histories of almost one million customers. The lawsuit was resolved on June 30, 1999, with US Bank agreeing to stop the sale of customer data to marketing companies and to pay $3 million. A number of other large banks, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo, quickly announced they would end similar agreements. Editorial boards praised Hatch's lawsuit, with one noting that "the attorney general’s action has already had sweeping effect. Bank customers nationwide—and not just U.S. Bancorp depositors—who value the privacy of their accounts and other information are the potential beneficiaries." Hatch later testified in Congress, asking it to strengthen consumer privacy protections. When he tried to enact state legislation to protect consumers’ privacy, 118 lobbyists showed up to oppose his bill. Hatch stayed active in privacy lawsuits. In December 2000, he brought the first case in the country against a mortgage lender (Fleet Mortgage) for selling customer account information to telemarketers. Health care The month before he took office, Hatch announced the formation of a hotline to take complaints from patients with problems with HMOs. In his first month in office, he announced an HMO bill of rights to give patients greater protection from abusive health insurance practices, such as paying bonuses to doctors who limit the number of referrals given to patients. One of Hatch's most cited accomplishments as attorney general was his lawsuit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. In October 2000, he filed suit against Blue Cross, the state's