Having asserted on multiple occasions that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) diverted from its statutory mission, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) now is calling upon CFPB staffers to act as whistleblowers if they witness any actions within the bureau that threaten its consumer protection abilities.
Waters wrote to bureau employees, reminding them of their rights under federal whistleblower laws and encouraged them to not hesitate should they become aware of activity warranting the types of actions those laws protect.
Read on to learn more about what she wrote.