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  • U.S. commercial banks and savings banks have reduced employment by nearly 81,000 since the first quarter of 2023, including a net loss of 7,463 positions during the third quarter of this year, according to a new report from KRBA Financial Intelligence. Big banks, which have been embracing artificial intelligence, were big contributors to the decline.

    November 26
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  • Whitney Stewart Russell is president of digital solutions at Fiserv.

    November 25
  • Dr. Jonathan Thorp is CEO of Quantum Connections, a leader in the science and practice of relational dynamics and human connection.

    November 25
  • Carlos Marmolejo is CEO of Finsus.

    November 25
  • M&A

    The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management alleges that Comerica and Fifth Third used a "flawed" process to arrive at a $10.9 billion merger agreement. On Tuesday, a Delaware judge said she will hold a hearing to determine if the banks omitted material information in their public disclosures.

    November 25
  • The New York Stock Exchange disclosed the news on Monday of the sudden passing of its head of International Capital Markets.

    November 25
    Cassandra Seier speaks from a podium at WIFM's NYC Gala on October 30, 2025.
  • Bank of Marin Bancorp in Novato has sold a big chunk of low-yielding securities, replacing them with investments that should produce significantly more income.

    November 25
    The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
  • Mark McDonald is president of Visual Lease and CoStar Real Estate Manager (formerly Virtual Premise), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CoStar Group. McDonald joined Virtual Premise as a member of the professional services team during the company's start-up phase. He also served as the leader of the field sales team during a multi-year period of hyper-growth, worked to establish implementation partnerships with the Big Four, and has guided numerous Fortune 500 companies through the digital transformation of their real estate portfolios and lease accounting compliance. He currently leads CoStar Real Estate Manager's overall strategy development and operations.

    November 25
    Mark McDonald of CoStar Real Estate Manager
  • Csaba Farkas joined TMF Group in March 2021 as the head of accounting and tax consultancy services. He is an ACCA-qualified professional with several years of experience at professional services organizations in Budapest and London. He has a strong technical accounting background and, having worked as an interim financial controller in multiple engagements, has significant experience in implementing new enterprise resource planning systems in finance functions and in optimizing finance processes.

    November 25
    Csaba Farkas of TMF Group
  • The Supreme Court won't consider Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka's case alongside a similar one involving the Federal Trade Commission when it hears oral arguments in early December.

    November 25
    NCUA Chairman Todd Harper