“The survey paints a picture of relative wide support for the bureau. In all, 43 percent of Americans agree strongly that consumers need an agency such as the CFPB to oversee the practices of banks and other financial institutions with 39 percent agreeing moderately. Further, about two thirds of Americans feel that planned financial reform would more likely help rather than hurt the economy and nearly the same proportion feel it would also benefit their own financial health.”

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An overwhelming majority of Americans—Republican, Democratic, and Independent—favor strong, sensible oversight of the financial services industry, including a strong and independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the poll finds.