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Did Lehman Brothers pick Erin Callan Montella for CFO at a desperate hour so that she could be the one to fall on the sword? Kelly Evans of "Closing Bell" suggests so. Are women focusing too much on performance? Carla Harris offers a more effective alternative. Also, Bank of America gives new parents more time off and an activist investor demands gender pay equality.

Regulators are right to target overdraft and other fees as obstacles to banks offering affordable checking account options, but that’s just the beginning in developing transactional products that work for consumers.

MetLife Wins SIFI Case; Fintech Means Job Cuts

I don't normally buy $300 of pizza. But it's not as unusual as my credit card issuer might think, and that's part of the problem for prevailing identity management strategy.

Presidential candidates have called this year for the Federal Reserve to be subject to public audits. Peter Conti-Brown, a Wharton professor and author of "The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve," explains why he only partially agrees.

The ability to program value exchanges without risk of censorship, moderation or theft gives smart contracts a leg up in servicing users who lack a mainstream banking association.

In many cases, customers aren't staying with a bank's brand because they are satisfied. They are staying with the brand because it's too hard to leave.

BofA Won’t Say 'Brexit'; HSBC Dinged for AML Lapses

In the coming years, biometrics will be the leading security metric to protect payment systems, but a single ultra-hack could derail this progression permanently.

Those criticizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's governing structure object to the idea of a regulatory agency successfully protecting consumers and the public interest.