Title page
Contents
1. Purpose of report 4
2. Background 6
2.1. The CFPB Missi 6
2.2. The CFPB EEO Program 6
3. Data and Analysis 12
3.1. EEO complaint activity in federal court and status/disposition 12
3.2. Judgment fund reimbursements and budget adjustments 13
3.3. Discipline-related policies and number of employees disciplined 14
3.4. Analysis of complaints 20
3.5. No FEAR Act training 33
APPENDIX A: Legislative and regulatory language 34
APPENDIX B: FY 2023 EEO and anti-harassment policy statement 39
APPENDIX C: FY 2023 Notice on the No FEAR Act and whistleblower protection laws/prohibited personnel practices 40
APPENDIX D: Summary of complaint data 41
1. Complaint activity 42
1.1. Complaints by basis 43
1.2. Complaints by issue 44
2. Complaint processing times 46
3. Complaint dismissals and withdrawals 48
4. Findings of discrimination 49
4.1. Findings by basis 49
4.2. Findings by issue 52
5. Pending complaints 58
6. Investigation timeframes 59
7. Class complaints 60
TABLE 1. CFPB POLICIES GOVERNING EEO AND PERSONNEL ISSUES 14
TABLE 2. FORMAL EEO COMPLAINANTS, FORMAL EEO COMPLAINTS, AND TOTAL WORKFORCE FIGURES AND RATIOS FOR THE CFPB FOR THE PAST SIX FISCAL YEARS 23
TABLE 3. COMPLAINT ACTIVITY 42
TABLE 4. COMPLAINTS BY BASIS 43
TABLE 5. COMPLAINTS BY ISSUE 44
TABLE 6. PROCESSING TIMES FOR COMPLAINTS PENDING (FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME) DURING FISCAL YEAR 46
TABLE 7. (Omit) 46
TABLE 8. PROCESSING TIMES FOR COMPLAINTS PENDING (FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME) DURING FISCAL YEAR WHERE HEARING WAS REQUESTED 46
TABLE 9. PROCESSING TIMES FOR COMPLAINTS PENDING (FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME) DURING FISCAL YEAR WHERE HEARING WAS NOT REQUESTED 47
TABLE 10. COMPLAINTS DISMISSED BY AGENCY 48
TABLE 11. COMPLAINTS WITHDRAWN BY COMPLAINANTS 48
TABLE 12. TOTAL FINAL AGENCY ACTIONS FINDING DISCRIMINATION 49
TABLE 13. TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED BY BASIS 49
TABLE 14. FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED AFTER HEARING BY BASIS 50
TABLE 15. FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED WITHOUT HEARING BY BASIS 51
TABLE 16. TOTAL FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED BY ISSUE 52
TABLE 17. FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED AFTER HEARING BY ISSUE 54
TABLE 18. (Omit) 55
TABLE 19. FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION RENDERED WITHOUT HEARING BY ISSUE 56
TABLE 20. PENDING COMPLAINTS FILED IN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS BY STATUS 58
TABLE 21. PENDING COMPLAINTS FILED IN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS BY STATUS 58
TABLE 22. INVESTIGATIONS THAT EXCEED TIME FRAMES 59
TABLE 23. CLASS COMPLAINT 1 60
TABLE 24. CLASS COMPLAINT 2 61
TABLE 25. CLASS COMPLAINT 3 62
FIGURE 1. PENDING COMPLAINTS AND INDIVIDUALS FILING COMPLAINTS FY 2018-FY 2023 21
FIGURE 2. PENDING COMPLAINT STATUSES FY 2018-FY 2023 22
FIGURE 3. THE CFPB'S INFORMAL AND FORMAL EEO COMPLAINT ACTIVITY AND TOTAL WORKFORCE FY 2018-FY 2023 24
FIGURE 4. THE CFPB'S FORMAL EEO COMPLAINT ACTIVITY FY 2018-FY 2023 25
FIGURE 5. FORMAL EEO COMPLAINT ACTIVITY BY BASIS FY 2018-FY 2023 26
FIGURE 6. FORMAL EEO COMPLAINT ACTIVITY BY ISSUE FY 2018-FY 2023 27