Lou Whiteman
Lou Whiteman is a freelance writer based in Atlanta. He worked for The Deal for nearly two decades, and, prior to that, covered community and regional banks for American Banker.
Lou Whiteman is a freelance writer based in Atlanta. He worked for The Deal for nearly two decades, and, prior to that, covered community and regional banks for American Banker.
PNC's Charlotte McLaughlin is frustrated by the lack of gender equality in the senior ranks across corporate America.
After she saw statistics showing that over the last 10 years the number of women on Fortune 1000 boards has not changed significantly, Centric's CEO decided to take action to increase the visibility of female leaders in her area.
Margaret Keane is mapping out Synchrony Financial's future.
Given that an estimated 44 million Americans graduate with student loans, offering a repayment benefit could be worthwhile for banks trying to recruit millennial employees.
Want employees to feel empowered to make decisions to help customers? Rewarding that behavior is one way to reinforce the message. Here’s how one South Dakota community bank goes about it — in a splashy, Super Bowl-sized way.
The days of having an employee who happily works at the drive-through window for 30 years are over. So what’s a bank to do about its branch staff now? Bank of Tennessee has some ideas that it expects will appeal to millennials.
The new owner of this Miami bank might be from Chile, but it sure knew how to create warm feelings with the employees it acquired. Instead of cutting back on benefits, it added some new ones — including a cash bonus paid for life events like having a child.
Acquisitions are disruptive by nature, but some banks excel at maximizing M&A value by minimizing friction. Here’s what the active acquirers among our Best Banks to Work For know that others might not.