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Anne Maltese is the Director of People Insights at Quantum Workplace. She is passionate about making work better every day by coaching organizations on how to design engaging employee experiences that drive business success. Before joining Quantum Workplace, Anne was a consultant at Gallup, working with organizations to solve their most pressing business problems. Anne has a master's degree in I/O Psychology from the University of Akron and nearly two decades of experience specializing in employee engagement, performance management, and workplace cultures.

The outgoing CEO, now executive chairman of the Wall Street firm, told a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York this week that cultural values are a critical element in any prospective merger or acquisition deal.

The 10-year Treasury yield, one of the mechanisms used to price 30-year fixed rate mortgages, is higher than where it was one week ago.

Martin Taylor is the co-founder and deputy CEO of Content Guru, a global cloud communications and customer experience technology provider. Martin's responsibilities include product innovation and strategic market development.

The bank took a big hit on an office property in Washington, D.C., during the first quarter. This month, it filed a shelf registration statement for an offering of up to $150 million that could be used to bolster capital or refinance debt.

New technology decoupling payment cards from the funding source of the transaction would stimulate competition between card issuers and networks — and raise prospects for Capital One's proposed $35 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

Shawn Goheen, CSA, LUTCF, is a partner at Goheen Insurance, A Simplicity Company, providing solutions to estate tax issues and helping high-net-worth individuals preserve their financial legacy. He is a 33-year veteran in the insurance industry.

The SEC's pending requirement that securities trades settle within one day shouldn't be a problem for any modern financial firm. What we should be aiming for is real-time settlement.

Michael Spataro is the chief customer officer at Legion Technologies, an innovator in workforce management (WFM). His expertise lies with workforce management strategic planning for across multiple business sector with an emphasis on retail. Considered a thought leader in the Workforce Management space, he has a detailed understanding of workforce management space and the changing dynamics of the workforce.

Executives from JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are expected to get grilled in Congress this summer over victims of Zelle scams who don't get reimbursed. A Senate panel has spent much of the last year examining fraud on the bank-owned payments network.