Joel Berg

The largest of the 2021 Best Banks to Work For, those with more than $10 billion of assets, are trying new recruiting tactics and ramping up diversity efforts.

The smallest of the Best Banks to Work For have figured out how to thrive in an environment where many employees are working fully or partly from home. Some are using flexibility as a tool to stave off burnout.

Executives at the 90 institutions that made the ninth annual ranking are boosting benefits to attract new employees, amid intense competition for talent. They're also rethinking how they approach recruiting and increasing their diversity efforts.

It took prodding from Husic, Centric's CEO, to convince the bank's lenders to offer Paycheck Protection Program loans to noncustomers. More than 1,200 of those borrowers are now Centric customers.

Under Coffey's leadership, the Los Angeles bank has increased assets by more than 50% in just two years.

Quinn, who joined U.S. Bancorp in 2013 as chief marketing officer and is now the chief administrative officer, is taking a leadership role in the company's digital national branding campaign.

As PNC's head of retail banking, Karen Larrimer oversaw the development of a new service that alerts customers when account balances are in danger of falling below zero.

The longtime CEO of the the $4.6 billion-asset bank is also president of the Federal Reserve Board’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

While focused on transformation at the bank, Latini has been involved in broader challenges such as promoting women and diversity in Malaysia.

Since becoming leader of the $650 million-asset bank in 2006, Thurlow has earned a reputation for innovation.