A new poll from the bipartisan polling team Lake Research Partners and Chesapeake Beach Consulting provides fresh evidence that voters across the political spectrum solidly support a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and tough oversight of Wall Street. This support reaches across blue and red states, and is, in some cases, higher in the battleground states of this year's presidential election. Specifically:
- Voters overwhelmingly believe regulation of financial services to protect consumers is important, and that there should be more of it.
- They strongly support CFPB policies to limit excessive credit card late fees, reduce bank overdraft charges, and limit the impact of medical debt on credit reports.
- Bipartisan majorities support CFPB action to fight discrimination in all areas of banking, including through greater transparency around small business loans.
- There is great alarm among voters about Wall Street firms buying up healthcare companies.
In addition to the polling memo, the toplines are also available.