Diversity and equality
Deborah Donnelly, senior program manager of talent and performance at BECU in Washington state, has prioritized training the next generation of professionals in each position she's held.
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While 48% of hiring managers admit to having bias, 68% think that AI could be the key to removing it from the hiring process.
July 10 -
Eligible borrowers would receive a credit for up to $5,000 to pay for expenses like insurance, taxes and closing costs. The program comes months after fair-lending advocacy groups criticized KeyBank for its low rate of lending to Black borrowers.
July 6
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Few large banks fully support the Spanish language. Those making the effort, including U.S. Bank and Square, could better reach a fast-growing population.
July 5 -
Under a 2-year-old program, homebuyers receive grants of up to $5,000 for down payments and closing costs. JPMorgan Chase said the latest expansion — to some new 3,000 census tracts in 16 U.S. markets — may help an additional 1,000 customers obtain mortgages.
June 29 -
The pro football league plans to borrow up to $78 million over the next three years from 16 financial institutions, most of which are Black-owned or Black-led. It follows the lead of Major League Soccer, which announced a similar plan last year.
June 15 -
Financial institutions that received funding from the Emergency Capital Investment Program grew their loans by 35% between 2021 and 2022, according to new research. Now leaders at those institutions are turning their attention to the need for patient deposits.
June 8 -
Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and KeyCorp are part of a coalition that last year pledged to move $1 billion of deposits to minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions. On Thursday, organizers announced that the group has reached its goal.
June 8 -
Challenger bank focused on serving the queer community plans to cease operations next month.
May 24 -
The product, designed for wealth management customers, is the first in the U.S. to implement Mastercard's Touch Card, which helps people distinguish credit, debit and prepaid cards through a notch on the card's edge.
May 24
