Consumer Reports National Research Center conducted a 1,012-person telephone poll in July about the new bureau. The findings:32 percent
Consumers on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
July 24, 2011 at 3:35AM
of consumers are aware that it exists.
74 percent
of respondents say they support the new bureau.
RESPONDENTS CITED THESE TOP POLICY PRIORITIES:
• Holding financial companies accountable (88 percent), strengthening and enforcing rules financial institutions must follow (86 percent)
• Making consumer loan disclosures easier to understand (85 percent)
Lowest policy priorities:
• Reform student loan marketplace (13 percent)
• Ensure existing consumer protections apply to new financial products (11 percent)
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