Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday chose Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz to serve as his agency’s watchdog as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s.

Michael Horowitz previously won praise from Trump supporters for uncovering problems in the FBI’s handling of the investigation into the president's Russia connections.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve announced on Friday that Michael Horowitz will serve as the central bank's new inspector general. Horowitz, who most recently served as the Justice ...

Play (<1min) Douglas Rissing The Federal Reserve appointed Michael E. Horowitz to lead the U.S. central bank's Office of Inspector General starting June 30, 2025, it said on Friday.

Reuters FILE PHOTO: U.S. Inspector General of the Department of Justice Michael Horowitz takes part in a U.S. House Oversight Committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2023.

Michael E. Horowitz is stepping down as the Justice Department’s longtime inspector general to become the chief internal watchdog official at the Federal Reserve.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve announced on Friday that Michael Horowitz will serve as the central bank's new inspector general. Horowitz, who most recently served as the Justice Department ...

Michael Horowitz, a former internal watchdog at the Justice Department, will lead the Federal Reserve's inspector-general office, the central bank said Friday. Horowitz succeeds Mark Bialek, who ...

The Federal Reserve Board’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) appointed Michael E. Horowitz as its lead, effective June 30. He succeeds Mark Bialek who retired in April after more than 13 years ...