FNProvider & Buyer InvestigationIndependent information project

Process · Sign-up to submitted story

How it works.

Six stages, in order. Nothing is filed on your behalf — you write your own account, attach your own records, and decide what is published.

  1. 01

    Create your account

    Register at the sign-in page with your email and a password. You confirm the email link before your member page unlocks, which keeps someone else from filing under your name.

    About 2 minutes

    Create an account
  2. 02

    Sign the join form

    On your member page you confirm your name, state, the role you worked in, the period involved, and the amount at issue, then tick the two consent boxes — contact and counted in the group.

    About 5 minutes

    Open my member page
  3. 03

    Write up an experience

    Add one entry per issue: what happened, the dates, the amount, and what you were told. Choose whether it stays private to reviewers or is offered for the public story wall under a display name.

    10–20 minutes per entry

    Add an experience
  4. 04

    Attach documents

    Log each link, statement, or notice in the source record and upload the PDF or screenshot. Every item gets an exhibit reference and a read-only audit line, so nothing can be quietly edited later.

    Ongoing

    Go to source record
  5. 05

    Reviewer check

    A reviewer reads submissions offered for publication and marks them approved or declined. You get an email when the status changes, and your member dashboard shows the count at any time.

    Usually a few days

    How classification works
  6. 06

    Your account is counted

    Approved stories appear on the public wall with read and download counters, and enrollments plus documents become visible to the attorney general office for your state through the portal.

    Immediately after approval

    See the story wall

Common questions

Before you start.

Do I have to publish my story?

No. Every entry can stay private to you and the reviewers. Publication is a separate opt-in per entry, and you choose the display name shown.

Who can read what I file?

You, and the reviewers handling the claim. State attorney general accounts only see enrollments, experiences, and documents for their own state.

Can I withdraw?

Yes. Your member page has a data export and a deletion request, and both actions are written to your activity log.

What if I have no documents yet?

File the experience anyway with the dates and amounts you remember, then add documents to the source record as you recover them.