Discover is working to help Black-owned businesses and other merchants maintain foot traffic — safely — through the use of the card network's payments technology and its marketing heft.

Piedmont Federal Savings is working with historically Black colleges and universities to hire and train prospective commercial lenders and managers who better reflect the community it serves.

A report from CUES shows total compensation growing for members of the C-Suite, but institutions on the smaller end of the asset spectrum — representing two-thirds of the total industry — face stark differences in median CEO pay.

The move is part of the effort by lenders and other companies to promote racial equity and be more sensitive to the stresses on front-line employees. It also coincides with rising concerns about the postal system’s ability to handle the rush of absentee ballots.

The move is part of the effort by banks and other companies to promote racial equity and be more sensitive to the stresses on front-line employees.

Gary Elliott will retire at the end of 2020, and the credit union has hired a search firm to help find its next leader.

A variety of new tools and strategies are emerging to manage payroll, billing, balances and cash management, says Bank of America's Karen Ly.

Political donations from the sector and interviews with industry experts highlight a wide range of views on affordable housing resources, the appropriate level of regulatory relief and how policymakers should enforce fair housing rules.

John Collins comes to the credit union industry after spending 20 years in a variety of roles at the national bank, including helping integrate two acquisitions.

"It's on-demand capital for us," Optus Bank's CEO says of the payment company's deposit. The funds are part of PayPal's broader effort to confront race and income inequality.

If the U.S. Postal Service can hold talks with big banks, like JPMorgan Chase, about offering financial services in post offices, then it could easily strike up similar conversations with credit unions.

"It's on-demand capital for us," Optus Bank's CEO says of the payment company's deposit. The funds are part of PayPal's broader effort to confront race and income inequality.

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.

Matt Rarden is taking over at the Albuquerque, N.M.-based institution after Tom Shoemaker retired in July.

The Federal Reserve could ease capital rules, foster the creation of special-purpose banks and take other steps to strengthen minority communities and businesses without legislation being sought in Congress — if it has the will to do so, experts say.

Howard Meller, most recently CEO at New York's GHS Federal Credit Union, previously worked at Bank of America and SunTrust Bank before moving to the credit union industry seven years ago.

If the U.S. Postal Service can hold talks with big banks, like JPMorgan Chase, about offering financial services in post offices, then it could easily strike up similar conversations with credit unions.

Wells Fargo has started its long-awaited job cuts, breaking with some of its top U.S. competitors that have resisted workforce reductions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Many employers aren't enthusiastic about an executive action that allows workers to delay paying certain taxes until next year.