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Lisa Schmidt is a senior director, talent acquisition global tech and early careers, at ADP. With over 25 years of experience in recruiting, Lisa Schmidt holds a passion for Campus Recruiting and early career development. Recognized as ADP's Talent Acquisition Leader of the Year in 2021, Lisa leads a national team focused on hiring high-potential talent across functions such as Software Development, Product Management and HR.
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The parent company of Heartland Bank and Trust plans to acquire a smaller bank based in Carlinville, Illinois. The acquisition would give the buyer added heft in Central Illinois, as well as the Chicago and St. Louis metro areas.
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Six trade groups warned the administration layoffs and funding freezes could dampen lending, threatening the administration's goal of economic growth.
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The Boston-based bank is the second bank in three months to face pressure to sell by the activist investor group HoldCo Asset Management.
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Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said in an interview with American Banker that his agency is looking at whether its own internal guidance may have contributed to a climate where banks feel the need to "cite everything" to avoid supervisory penalties.
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Debra Cope is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. and former executive editor of American Banker.
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AlumniFi, the digital banking arm of Michigan State University's official credit union, is now an official bank partner for the NCAA's Big East conference.
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A failure at an Amazon Web Services data center in Virginia caused widespread outages, hitting services at several banks and fintechs.
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Spring Bank CEO Barry Mann has accumulated a 6% stake in New York City-based Carver Bancorp. Carver has a history of underperforming, but Mann is optimistic about its chances under new CEO Donald Felix.
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