CFPB Ends Publication of Consumer Complaint Narratives and Data Visualizations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on August 14, 2026, that it will cease its discretionary publication of consumer complaint narratives and associated data visualizations in the Consumer Complaint Database which it is statutorily required to maintain under the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFPB’s announcement represents a significant change in the way the Bureau makes consumer complaint information available to the public…. Continue Reading