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Morgan Stanley is introducing an initiative to draw more young people from diverse backgrounds to the finance industry, furthering its outreach efforts a week after appointing to the bank’s board its first woman of color.

Several of Barclays PLC’s top shareholders have raised concerns about the terms of Jes Staley’s departure, as the fallout from his abrupt resignation continues to spread.

Republicans on the House Small Business Committee question the wisdom of having the Small Business Administration depart from its traditional model of backing loans made by private-sector lenders. But agency Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman says the plan is necessary to fill "large gaps" in credit availability to the smallest companies.

Saule Omarova faces an uphill climb to confirmation as comptroller of the currency over concerns that she supports more government control of the banking system. Her hearing before the Banking Committee could be a make-or-break moment, observers say.

The consumer bureau is asking for comment on whether the rule implementing the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act is meeting its stated goals of detecting discrimination in mortgage lending.

Acquiring the company, which has a namesake savings app, would allow the Silicon Valley lender to accelerate its plan to offer more consumer banking services. The deal comes less than six weeks after Oportun withdrew its application for a bank charter, which it plans to refile.

Tina Dix, the chief executive of OUR Credit Union in Royal Oak, will step aside in July. The $365 million-asset credit union has retained a search firm to find her successor.

Graham Steele, a strong proponent of safeguarding the financial system against climate risks, was approved by a 53-42 vote as assistant secretary for financial institutions at the Treasury Department.

After more than a year of collaboration, the Minneapolis bank is buying the company to enhance its corporate expense and travel management offerings.

Backups at ports have created inventory and cash-flow challenges for many businesses. Bank of the West, Swift, SAP and others are offering customers faster payments services, short-term loans and virtual cards to ease liquidity pressures.