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    Investors call Wells Fargo’s 18-page human rights report ‘disappointing’

    A group of religiously affiliated shareholders that had pushed the bank to write the report says it does not include the voices of key stakeholders. The report's recommendations, written by an outside law firm, touch on workforce diversity, customer remediation and preventing retaliation against employees.

    By Polo Rocha
    Staff Writer
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  • Most Influential Women in Payments 2022
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    Martincevic, one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments for 2022, immigrated to the U.S. alone at age 17 without knowing how to speak English. She became the first person in her family to obtain a college degree.

    By Kate Fitzgerald
    Senior Editor, Payments
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  • Most Influential Women in Payments 2022
    How Verizon's Attie Muse became a real-time payments pioneer

    Muse, one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments for 2022, has put the wireless carrier ahead of many banks in its adoption of real-time payments technology for billing.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    March 15
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  • Consumer banking
    The big challenge facing First Republic’s new CEO

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    By Jim Dobbs
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  • Corporate Bonds
    Citi and IntraFi partner to help corporations move money to foreign banks

    The fintech will work with the bank’s largest clients to spread their cash among U.S. branches of non-U.S. institutions, helping them obtain higher yields while diversifying counterparty risk.

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    By Penny Crosman
    Executive Editor, Technology at Arizent
    March 14
  • Commercial banking
    Bank CEOs far more focused on organic growth than M&A: Survey

    In a survey last month, only one in 10 chief executives identified mergers as their top priority, while 77% pointed to organic growth. The sparse interest in dealmaking may be due to volatile markets, along with slower approvals from regulators.

    By Polo Rocha
    Staff Writer
    March 14
  • Compliance
    WhatsApp is off-limits to bankers. So why do they keep using it?

    Several large banks are being investigated for employees’ use of unmonitored messaging software, despite prohibitions that have been in place for years.

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    By Penny Crosman
    Executive Editor, Technology at Arizent
    March 11
  • Community banking
    Berkshire Hills bets on fintech partnerships for growth

    CEO Nitin Mhatre, who joined the Massachusetts bank in 2021, said that any M&A deal is at least a year away. For now, the bank is working with fintechs as a way to bolster its balance sheet and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

    By Jon Prior
    Staff Writer
    March 11
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  • Payments
    How the cloud changed the way Diebold Nixdorf approaches payments

    Best known as a maker of ATMs and point-of-sale devices, Diebold Nixdorf is launching a new cloud platform to support merchants and their customers as transactions become more hardware-agnostic.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    March 11
  • Payments
    Why PNC plugged into an early wage access marketplace

    The bank's ongoing partnership with DailyPay complements services such as real-time billing and payments. This combination could help employers attract and retain employees amid the Great Resignation.

    By John Adams
    Executive Editor, Payments
    March 10
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  • Industry News
    BNY Mellon picks next CEO as Todd Gibbons retires

    Gibbons, who became CEO of Bank of New York Mellon in 2019, is retiring on Aug. 31. Robin Vince, who leads the trust bank's global market infrastructure division, will be his successor.

    By Polo Rocha
    Staff Writer
    March 10
    BNY Mellon signage
  • Consumer banking
    Heartland USA chairman turns against management over charter plan

    Lynn Fuller, whose family has held leadership roles at the Iowa bank for nearly 60 years, blasted a plan to consolidate the company’s 11 banking charters and advocated for the sale of the organization.

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    By John Reosti
    Reporter
    March 9
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  • Branch banking
    Are branch closures on pace for another record year?

    Citing customers’ increased adoption of digital services over the past two years, banks are shrinking their physical presence, while also renovating the locations they keep — but credit unions are bucking the trend.

    By Jim Dobbs and Ken McCarthy
    March 9
    Closed bank branch
  • Branch banking
    Community groups withhold support of U.S. Bank-Union Bank deal — for now

    Key advocacy organizations are negotiating a community benefits agreement with Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp. Until a deal is reached, they are vowing not to back approval of the $8 billion acquisition.

    By Polo Rocha
    Staff Writer
    March 8
  • Consumer banking
    Huntington to slash overdraft fees, offer instant access to checks

    The Columbus, Ohio, bank plans to cut the price to consumers who spend more than they have from $36 to $15. In another change designed to help customers who live paycheck to paycheck, it will start offering instant access to check deposits.

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    By John Reosti
    Reporter
    March 8
  • Politics and policy
    Key Republican touts pro-business agenda for banks ahead of midterms

    Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said at an American Bankers Association summit that if Republicans win majority control of the House in the upcoming congressional elections, they would “unleash the free market” by pursuing innovation-friendly policies.

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    By Brendan Pedersen
    Reporter
    March 8
    Wells Fargo Board Chairs Testify Before The House Financial Services Committee
  • Tax
    How wealthy clients can turn a mortgage into a big tax deduction

    The mortgage interest deduction is capped, but the investment interest expense deduction isn’t.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    March 7
    There's a little-known trick to boosting tax deductions when buying a home.
  • Regulation and compliance
    Citi says it will hire new chief compliance officer

    Mary McNiff, who has been in the job since 2020, will step into a new, unspecified role later this year. CEO Jane Fraser, who is dealing with the aftermath of two consent orders, has said that updates to the company’s risk management systems are her top priority.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    March 7
    Citigroup Confronts Vaccine Holdouts In No Jab, No Job Mandate
  • Commercial banking
    Citi’s commercial bank plans major hiring spree

    Citigroup says it will add about 900 staffers over the next three years as part of an effort to generate more revenue from midsize firms with global ambitions.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    March 7
  • Fintech
    Fintechs with Ukrainian staff strive to keep them safe from the fighting

    Companies with staff in the war-torn country are relocating some and supporting those who choose to stay.

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    By Penny Crosman
    Executive Editor, Technology at Arizent
    March 7
    Ukrainian refugees at Lviv-Holovnyi train station
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