Office of the Inspector General issues statement on Coronavirus oversight challenges

Federal Issues Covid-19 OIG Federal Reserve CFPB SBA Monitoring Financial Institutions

The Office of the Inspector General of the Federal Reserve Board, which provides independent oversight of both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Reserve Board, issued a statement on Coronavirus pandemic oversight challenges. The statement identifies areas of focus for the OIG, including coordination between the Reserve Banks, data aggregation, and monitoring and tracing the unique features associated with specific programs (e.g., the Paycheck Protection Program). The OIG is also actively monitoring, among other things, measures taken to encourage financial institutions to lend consistent with specific lending programs and the extent to which pandemic response lending efforts reach intended recipients and communities. The OIG has also expanded testing of critical information technology systems and has broadened the scope of security reviews.