Media coalition to CFPB: make all consumer complaints public

The Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press and eight news organizations submitted comments to that effect to the CFPB. The comments specifically ask the agency to abandon a proposal to disclose complaints only when the author "opts in" to having the complaints shared.

"The relationship between consumers and financial institutions remains a topic of utmost public concern in the United States and around the world. The experiences reflected in the narrative portion of consumer complaints submitted to the CFBP will contribute to the public’s understanding of that relationship, and inform the ongoing democratic debate regarding financial regulations." – See more at: http://www.rcfp.org/all-consumer-complaint-narratives-should-be-public-reporters-committee-media-coalition-tell-cfpb#sthash.UDDcR3d9.dpuf
"The relationship between consumers and financial institutions remains a topic of utmost public concern in the United States and around the world. The experiences reflected in the narrative portion of consumer complaints submitted to the CFBP will contribute to the public’s understanding of that relationship, and inform the ongoing democratic debate regarding financial regulations." – See more at: http://www.rcfp.org/all-consumer-complaint-narratives-should-be-public-reporters-committee-media-coalition-tell-cfpb#sthash.UDDcR3d9.dpuf

You can read the coalition's press release describing the comments here. (HT: Paul Levy.)

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