Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau is charged with researching, analyzing, and
reporting on topics relating to the Bureau's mission, including
consumer behavior, consumer awareness, and developments in markets
for consumer financial products and services. In order to improve
its understanding of how consumers engage with financial markets,
the CFPB uses the Consumer Credit Panel (CCP), a proprietary sample
dataset from one of the national credit reporting agencies, as a
frame to survey people about their experiences in consumer credit
markets. The Bureau seeks to obtain approval for a generic
information collection plan for these types of surveys. Survey
responses will be used for general, formative, and informational
research on consumer financial markets and consumers' use of
financial products and will not directly provide the basis for
specific policymaking at the Bureau.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.