A "new evaluation project" will also review FDIC reform efforts since a 2020 investigation found its handling of sexual harassment complaints was deficient, according to Caitlin Savino, spokesperson for the FDIC Office of Inspector General.
Previously, FDIC officials said the agency had satisfied recommendations from that investigation.
Gruenberg has expressed personal alarm at the accounts and vowed to address the matter as a top agency priority.
Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have announced the start of a "rigorous" congressional probe into the matter.
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