To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection, and for other purposes.
CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act
This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide awards to whistleblowers who report information resulting in monetary sanctions.
Whistleblowers claiming an award are permitted to have legal representation. Anonymous whistleblowers claiming an award are required to have legal representation and must disclose their identity to the bureau. The bureau may not disclose an anonymous whistleblower's identity except in limited circumstances, including to other government agencies in the course of an investigation.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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