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Sarah Acton is the chief customer officer at BILL. She brings more than 30 years of experience in marketing, sales and brand-building work in both consumer and business markets. Prior to BILL, she led both marketing and sales at Athos, a wearables company in the athletic performance space. She was also responsible for global brand oversight during pivotal periods of growth at LinkedIn and consumer marketing leadership at Yahoo!. She was also the owner of a small retail business, and holds an MBA from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Marketing from Tulane University.
February 7
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Hood, who chaired the National Credit Union Administration from 2019 until 2021, has been selected by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as acting comptroller of the currency. Hood replaces acting OCC head Michael Hsu, who has led the agency since 2021.
February 7
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Representatives of the first nonbranch team at the bank to unionize alleged in a charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board that actions to stymie collective bargaining constitute unfair labor practices.
February 7
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Titi Cole, a former executive at Citigroup, is now on the company's board of directors; Citizens Financial Group has formed a trust subsidiary as part of its wealth management and private bank expansion efforts; shareholders of Atlantic Union Bankshares and Sandy Spring Bancorp approved the two companies' planned merger; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
February 7
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Banks are expecting increased M&A activity across the financial sector, but are concerned about acquisition by credit unions and tech integration challenges.
February 7
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Ryan Stokes is Vice President, Business Development, Claims TPA & Solutions at
Xceedance , a global leader in consulting, technology, operations support, and data solutions for the insurance sector. He focuses on growing the TPA/claims solutions with new partners and exploring new markets. Stokes has extensive knowledge and expertise in the property and casualty insurance industry, specifically in claims management, valuation and loss adjustment services.February 7
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David Trapp is CEO of
ArmorPoint and its parent companyTrapp Technology , both of which he founded in 2007 and 2018, respectively. He has almost two decades of experience in cybersecurity and IT services.February 7
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The Columbus, Ohio-based bank has unveiled a product that lets adults who need help managing their finances and guarding against fraud give limited account access to someone they trust.
February 7
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The buy now/pay later lender outperformed nearly every analyst estimate in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report. CEO Max Levchin said the company is five months out from positive GAAP operating income.
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