12 CFR § 1080.3 - Policy as to private controversies.

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title: "12 CFR § 1080.3 - Policy as to private controversies."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1080.3"
section_name: "Policy as to private controversies."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU"
part_number: "1080"
part_name: "RULES RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 111-203, title X, 12 U.S.C. 5481"
regulatory_source: "77 FR 39108, June 29, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1080.3 Policy as to private controversies.

The Bureau shall act only in the public interest and will not initiate an investigation or take other enforcement action when the alleged violation is merely a matter of private controversy and does not tend to affect adversely the public interest.