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Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04: Whistleblower Protections Under CFPA Section 1057
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 9, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04, titled, "Whistleblower protections under CFPA section 1057." In this circular, the CFPB responds to the question, "Can requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality agreements violate section 1057 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), the provision protecting the rights of whistleblower employees, and undermine the CFPB's ability to enforce the law?"
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-17539
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Consumer financial protection circular
- Agency
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Published
- August 9, 2024
- Dates
- The CFPB released this circular on its website on July 24, 2024.
- Pages
- 5
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