QFX import problem and work around, possible bug or new feature?

[gnucash_user]

All,

Today tried to import data from a credit card account and found that the 
description fields were showing as null rather than with the payee value.

Studied the QFX file and noticed that the format of a transaction record as 
received from the provider has changed from:

<STMTTRN>
<TRNTYPE>DEBIT
<DTPOSTED>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx[0:GMT]
<TRNAMT>xxxxx
<FITID>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<NAME>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
</STMTTRN>

to

<STMTTRN>
<TRNTYPE>DEBIT
<DTPOSTED>xxxxxxxxxxxx[0:GMT]
<TRNAMT>xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<FITID>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<NAME>xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<CATEGORY>
<MEMO>null
</STMTTRN>

Note xxxxxxx represents the valid entries hidden for privacy reasons.

Work around is it to delete the lines:
<CATEGORY>
<MEMO>null
from the .QFX file from each transaction via your favorite text editor or 
awk or sed script.  After removal, the file imports as expected.


Is this a bug or new feature that needs to be reported or is it already 
known?  Or is there another way to address this problem?

Thanks
Michael