CFPB contact on support page
Why it matters
The Dodd-Frank Act §1034 requires covered financial institutions to cooperate with CFPB consumer complaint investigations and directs institutions to inform consumers of the CFPB's complaint process. A support page that lists only internal support channels gives users no path to external recourse when they believe the company has acted improperly. For consumer-facing financial products, CFPB contact information is not optional courtesy — it is a mandated disclosure in a supervised entity's customer-facing communications. The absence of this information signals to both regulators and users that the company is not operating as a supervised financial service.
Severity rationale
Medium because omitting CFPB contact information on support pages directly contradicts Dodd-Frank §1034 cooperation requirements and signals non-compliance to bank examiners.
Remediation
Add a dedicated CFPB contact section to your support or help page at app/support/page.tsx. Place it after internal support options, not buried at the bottom:
// app/support/page.tsx
<section className="regulatory-contact">
<h2>Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</h2>
<p>
If you have a complaint about our financial services that we have not
resolved to your satisfaction, you may contact the CFPB:
</p>
<address>
<a href="https://www.consumerfinance.gov">consumerfinance.gov</a><br />
Phone: (855) 411-2372<br />
1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552
</address>
</section>
If the product spans multiple support pages (help center, FAQ, contact form), include at least one CFPB reference accessible from the top-level support landing page.
DetectionPro
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The full method (what to look for, pass and fail conditions, and how results get reported) ships inside the Regulatory Disclosure Audit. The pattern definition, severity rationale, and remediation remain openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
External references
- external · dodd-frank-1034 — Dodd-Frank Act §1034 — consumer right to file complaint with CFPB; institutions must provide CFPB contact
- external · cfpb-complaint-process — CFPB — Consumer complaint submission process (consumerfinance.gov)
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History
- 2026-04-18·v1.0.0·Initial import from finserv-disclosure·automated