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Tool Comparison

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database vs FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database adds APIs & SDKs, and Data Visualizations coverage that FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) skips.

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) includes Financials, and Acquisitions categories that CFPB Consumer Complaint Database omits.

In depth comparison

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

consumerfinance.gov

Official U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) database of consumer financial complaints. Complaints are published after the company responds or after 15 days (whichever comes first); the database generally updates daily. Narratives are published only with consumer consent and are scrubbed to remove personal information. The dataset includes product/issue taxonomies, company names, location fields (state/ZIP with privacy rules), submission channel, dates, company response categories, timeliness, tags (e.g., servicemember, older adult) and more. UI provides filters, trends, and maps; API returns JSON/CSV/Excel formats for programmatic use.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.
Download tools on the site plus API endpoints for bulk or filtered pulls; annual and topical reports summarize trends.

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FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

banks.data.fdic.gov

Official FDIC hub to search FDIC‑insured institutions and programmatically pull institution demographics, branch locations, structural events (mergers/changes), failures & assistance transactions, Summary of Deposits (SOD), and financials. BankFind exposes a public REST API with JSON/CSV output and Elastic‑style filter syntax. Demographic data update weekly; financial data quarterly; SOD is annual (as of June 30). Keys are supported but currently not required. Bulk downloads limit: one quarter for financials and one year for SOD per request.

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934.
Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics.
REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination.
‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.
Bulk data: download helpers and constraints (e.g., single quarter for financials; single year for SOD) to keep payloads manageable.

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Where they differ

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Distinct strengths include:

APIs & SDKs Data Visualizations

Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives.
Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX.
Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published.
Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative.

FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)

Distinct strengths include:

Financials Acquisitions

Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934.
Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics.
REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination.
‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	CFPB Consumer Complaint Database	FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Data APIs, Regulatory Filings Monitoring Unique: APIs & SDKs, Data Visualizations	Shared: Data APIs, Regulatory Filings Monitoring Unique: Financials, Acquisitions
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Other	Other, Stocks
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives. Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX. Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published. Detailed fields: product/sub‑product, issue/sub‑issue, company, dates (received/sent to company), state/ZIP (privacy rules), submission channel, tags (e.g., Servicemember, Older American), company public response, response category, timeliness, and (if consented) complaint narrative. Download tools on the site plus API endpoints for bulk or filtered pulls; annual and topical reports summarize trends.	Unique Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934. Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics. REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination. ‘Common Financial Reports’ starter workbook and interactive docs to craft queries; field lists/definitions via YAML + glossary. Bulk data: download helpers and constraints (e.g., single quarter for financials; single year for SOD) to keep payloads manageable. Events & Changes (OSCR) search for structural, non‑financial activity; separate Bank Failures & Assistance dataset spanning back to 1934.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, and Regulatory Filings Monitoring workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) require subscriptions?

Both CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API)?

Both CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

CFPB Consumer Complaint Database differentiates itself with Interactive explorer to filter, chart trends over time, map by geography, and read consented narratives., Programmatic access via the Consumer Complaint Database Search API; results available as JSON, CSV, XLS, or XLSX., and Daily refresh cadence; complaints published after a response or after 15 days; complaints referred to other regulators are not published., whereas FDIC — BankFind Suite (Institutions & API) stands out for Search institutions by name, FDIC certificate (CERT), website, and/or location; coverage for current and former FDIC‑insured banks reaching back to 1934., Datasets/endpoints: Institutions, Locations (branches), History (structural events), Failures & Assistance, Financials (call‑report metrics), Summary (annual aggregates), SOD (Summary of Deposits), and Demographics., and REST API with JSON or CSV output; Elastic Query String filter syntax (phrase matching, boolean logic, ranges); default result limit is 10, with a maximum of 10,000 per call plus `offset` for pagination..

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