College recruiting

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.

Larry Sewell has also pledged to continue a series of industrywide conversations on race relations.

The Minneapolis company, like other banks, moved its program for college students online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a look at what improved and what was lost.

A decision by some banks to replace in-person campus visits with video interviews is intended to increase diversity by reaching beyond the handful of elite business schools and Ivy League universities long associated with the finance industry.

Anne Clarke Wolff, the head of global corporate banking and global leasing for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, wants to open banking’s doors to more Hispanic and African-American college students.

Amy Brady, KeyCorp's chief information officer, is keen to spread the word to potential employees about tech opportunities in Cleveland.

Trade associations and other industry groups are partnering with universities and colleges to create more degree programs and special courses that prepare young people to work for banks — especially small ones.

College prospects cite the financial crisis as one reason they are passing on community bank jobs to join fintechs.

Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank has transformed its summer intern program so that it is more structured and attracts students who could see themselves staying in the industry.

Savings Bank of Walpole loosened up internal policies that had limited body art and cellphone use, and it created the position of community engagement coordinator, to connect with younger workers.