FMI – The Food Industry Association welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule to implement personal financial data rights under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). Specifically, we are commenting on the question about whether electronic benefit transfer (EBT)-related data should be included in the final rule. While we appreciate the concerns of some regarding participants’ access to EBT data and the desire to sunset screen scraping, it is inappropriate to include it in a proposed rule under the CFPA and should remain excluded from the final rule.

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