What is NDIC doing in Relation to Consumer Protection?
The
NDIC undertakes supervision of insured institutions with the objective of
protecting consumers.
It established consumer protection desks in order to
promptly respond to series of complaints it receives against banks and other
financial institutions on a daily basis.
This is achieved sometimes through the
conduct of investigations by the NDIC Examiners.
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