An attorney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Wednesday accused the Bureau of fostering a “culture of retaliation and intimidation that silences employees and chills the workforce from exposing wrongdoing” in a hearing before a House Financial Services Subcommittee.
The hearing was called by Republicans in response to growing reports that the CFPB has issues with internal staffing and worker morale, especially concerning employee reviews. But after the CFPB declined to send representatives to testify, the hearing was focused on one employee and her ongoing dispute with the Bureau.
Angela Martin, an attorney in the agency’s enforcement division, has been embroiled in a battle with the CPFB since filing a complaint of discrimination and retaliation in December 2012. At the time, she was chief counsel in the CFPB’s Consumer Response unit, the group responsible for consumer complaints against financial firms.
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