American Express is planning to allow employees to work from home for at least part of the week on a permanent basis as the finance industry continues to unveil plans to bring staff back to the office.

It’s a short stroll from Goldman Sachs Group’s global headquarters to Citigroup Inc.’s, but when it comes to reopening after the pandemic, the two Manhattan towers might as well be thousands of miles apart.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it is reviewing compensation policies for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and requesting feedback from the public. Some have said the $600,000 limit for executives imposed by Congress makes it hard to find talent.

COVID-19 economic pressures have pushed more adults living paycheck-to-paycheck to want their income early, calling into question the value of decades-old payroll practices — and highlighting disparities along economic, racial and gender lines.

Global Payments' TSYS subsidiary and BM Technologies will offer the program, which allows transgender and nonbinary consumers to use their preferred name on payment cards.

Math-based machine learning tools hold substantial promise in advancing the fairness of consumer lending and developing benchmarks for the entire industry.

JPMorgan Chase hired executives from Goldman Sachs Group and Wells Fargo to run a new arm focused on growth-equity investing and direct lending, as it seeks to give clients exposure to companies before they go public.

Many banks make outward gestures of solidarity with their LGBTQ customers and employees. But queer folks have real and distinct banking needs that aren’t being met.

The card brand now offers tuition to Paul Quinn College, one of 107 historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S.

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Republic Bank in Louisville is the first community bank to launch Mastercard's True Name service, which allows customers to display their chosen name on debit cards.

Will McLane is expected to help the London-based bank develop strategic initiatives, look for acquisition opportunities and form technology partnerships, a person familiar with the matter said.

Government records detail dozens of complaints from company staffers related to COVID-19. The documents shed light not only on safety protocols at the nation’s fourth-largest bank, but also on employee relations at a firm that’s been dogged by scandal.

The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, says the Federal Reserve's heightened attention to racial and income inequality amounts to "political advocacy." But Al Piña, the CEO of the Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition, argues that promoting equality is part of the Fed's mission.

“Our goal is by after Labor Day to effectively be back to where we were in January of 2020,” Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said.

The heads of the six largest banks endured a second day of testimony as House members quizzed them on overdraft fees, investments in minority businesses and other issues. Meanwhile, the executives pushed back on Democrats’ proposal to raise the corporate tax rate.

Events that unfolded in Minneapolis a year ago ultimately led to debt relief for Black farmers, bigger investments in Black banks, greater support for public banking, and more.

Vanessa Colella taught earth science and biology to middle schoolers through Teach for America before becoming Citigroup's new chief innovation officer. Her experience in the classroom still sticks with her today.

In an interview, the Hong Kong native spoke about the fears of his employees, 74% of whom are Asian American, as well as about his optimism regarding hate crime legislation President Biden signed last week. East West and several other banks have donated to groups working to track and reduce the recent spike in anti-Asian violence.

The programs from the trade group are aimed at helping the bank improve its employee representation and workplace culture.