Rebecca Ballhaus

Employees say the two offices at the bank regulator that are in charge of addressing claims of harassment and discrimination are part of the problem.

Infighting over an investigation, employee blowback at management dog agency

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg denied being subject to investigations for inappropriate workplace conduct at a House hearing, but later recanted his testimony, citing a 2008 investigation. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Reps. Lisa McClain of Michigan and Andy Biggs of Arizona wrote to the FDIC’s chairman that the agency “may have turned a blind eye to sexual harassment and discrimination within its staff.”

In staff video, Gruenberg indicates he won’t resign in the face of congressional pressure

Martin Gruenberg set a tone that left alleged harassment and discrimination unpunished at the bank regulator. After a WSJ investigation, he came under scrutiny at congressional hearings.

Martin Gruenberg told a Senate panel he is “deeply troubled” by accounts of alleged harassment and a toxic culture within the bank regulator.

Employees say sexual harassment and misogyny pervade the federal agency tasked with ensuring the stability of the nation’s banks, driving women to leave.

WSJ makes ‘public’ financial-disclosure forms public; energy secretary signals support for trading ban

The disclosures, by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D., Ore.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R., N.Y.), mark the latest instance of congressional stock trading intersecting with official business.