CFPB Consumer Records Breach Draws Lawmakers’ Probe (1)

Republicans in Congress who oversee banking policy are seeking details from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about a now-former employee’s unauthorized transfer of records containing sensitive information connected to thousands of consumers.

The agency notified lawmakers of the incident in late March, according to Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), who chairs a sub-panel of the House Financial Services Committee. Huizenga is seeking a staff briefing on what happened.

The former CFPB employee was found to have sent records to their personal email account that contained confidential information related to the agency’s supervisory authority over banks, credit unions, and other lenders, according ...