Kevin Wack is American Banker's national editor, and is based in southern California. He was formerly the publication's consumer finance reporter and its Capitol Hill correspondent. Earlier, he worked on financial policy in Washington. He has also reported for the Associated Press and worked as the investigative reporter for the Portland Press Herald in Maine.
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It’s not just consumers who are worried about identity theft. For the millions of business owners who rely on their personal credit to finance operations, damage to credit scores could have dire consequences.
By Kevin WackSeptember 27 -
In a new book, Mehrsa Baradaran argues that the same forces of poverty that African-American banks were supposed to alleviate are now holding them back.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
Nandita Bakhshi has begun to put her stamp on Bank of the West.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
Mary Callahan Erdoes keeps finding new frontiers to explore.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
Under Diane Morais, Ally Bank is growing deposits at a rate four times faster than the industry average.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
As Huntington's chief regulatory liaison, Helga Houston deserves much of the credit for the fact that the Fed approved the FirstMerit acquisition in just 185 days.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
Bank of America's reputation took an enormous hit from the financial crisis; it's been Anne Finucane's job to restore it.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
KeyCorp's $4.1 billion purchase of First Niagara is being hailed as a success, and Amy Brady deserves substantial credit.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
A pay hike for front-line employees is one example of how Karen Larrimer has shaken up the status quo in PNC’s retail banking division.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25 -
When Citigroup encounters its next big, nettlesome problem, it's a good bet that Barbara Desoer will be called on to fix it.
By Kevin WackSeptember 25