Jackie Stewart is the executive editor of American Banker Magazine. Previously, she covered breaking news, community banks and mergers and acquisitions for American Banker before being named as the managing editor of the Credit Union Journal. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2006, Jackie taught for two years in the Bronx, N.Y., through Teach for America.
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Credit unions in Arkansas and Florida argue that allowing the industry to take deposits from cities and other public entities would help with funding and control for risk.
By Jackie Stewart and Melissa AngellApril 1 -
In a post to a social networking site, Rachel Pross, chief risk officer at an Oregon institution, described unwanted touches and inappropriate comments by male executives and directors at the event.
March 22 -
Creating an environment that employees love and recruiting a diverse workforce isn't easy. Here's how some Best Fintechs to Work For do it.
March 6 -
A new initiative aims to help small credit unions survive and thrive, but a plethora of trends are working against them.
February 20 -
In 2017, the National Credit Union Administration board approved provisions to make mergers more transparent. But one of those changes has become a casualty of the government closure.
January 25 -
Credit union and bank executives say the federal work stoppage hasn’t hit business lines yet, but that could change if things drag on much longer.
January 18 -
A number of healthy credit unions have undertaken “mergers of equals” to bolster long-term prospects. But those institutions are opening themselves up to unique risks and challenges as a result.
January 17 -
Despite strong performance in the industry overall, analysts expect regulators to shutter more institutions in the years ahead.
January 3 -
These CEOs don't just run their credit unions, they're also the chief executive for their community -- and despite a desire to serve, they face some unique challenges.
January 2 -
Last week the car manufacturer said it would cut jobs and close factories. Now credit unions in the affected areas are considering how the news will affect their members and themselves.
December 3 -
Our Best in Banking honorees for 2018 share some of the smartest bits of advice and blows from the school of hard knocks that they've received over the years — and who (or what) supplied them.
December 2 -
Her guidance of a former credit union through the crisis and into a profitable bank, her advocacy for reg relief and other industry priorities, and her vocal support of women seeking to knock down many of the same workplace barriers she faced make her one of our Best in Banking honorees.
November 29 -
The Credit Union National Association will not ask Mississippi Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith to return its campaign contribution, even as a number of major corporations have asked for their money back.
November 27 -
A 2016 law expanded credit union powers in the Great Lakes State, but it also capped how CUs can invest in GSEs – a move that nearly cost one institution $6 million.
November 27 -
Credit union trade groups invested more than $7 million in this year's midterm elections. Did that record-breaking gamble pay off?
By Melissa Angell and Jackie StewartNovember 7 -
With desirable merger partners hard to find, some credit unions are starting to look well beyond their home base.
October 29 -
The credit union service organization has added 20 new owners this year and has reached its maximum number of shareholders.
October 24 -
College prospects cite the financial crisis as one reason they are passing on community bank jobs to join fintechs.
October 15 -
The banking industry needs to work on getting more minority women into positions of power, and that starts with having conversations not only about gender but also race, MUFG's Jean-Claude said. "You don't see women of color reaching the highest levels."
October 2 -
It should come as no surprise that Meera Clark would gravitate to ventures like Morgan Stanley's Multicultural Innovation Lab, which pairs venture capital with founders from diverse backgrounds. After all, her mother, Ranjana Clark, is a disruptive trailblazer of her own at MUFG.
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