GAO to Probe CFPB Management, Culture, as GOP Ups Pressure
August 4, 2014
The Government Accountability Office will put the CFPB’s organizational culture and management practices under its microscope in response to a request from Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and two other members of the full committee’s GOP leadership. McHenry and his Republican allies on the subcommittee have been trying to hold the CFPB’s feet to the fire for months over allegations that bureau managers are discriminating against employees based on race and gender and retaliating against employees who complain. McHenry announced the GAO probe during a hearing last week, at which he also provided an updated total of the number of CFPB employees who have alleged discrimination and/or retaliation at the ...