Bank of America is hiring thousands of employees this quarter and investing heavily in talent and technology headed into the new year, CEO Brian Moynihan says.

Banks in Mastercard's True Name program, which allows transgender and nonbinary customers to get cards bearing their preferred name, often use those customers' legal names elsewhere. Three challenger banks have made adaptations to achieve greater consistency across all communication channels.

KeyCorp is “dramatically” increasing the length of parental leave for employees and offering more flexibility for working remotely as part of a number of measures to help retain talent, CEO Chris Gorman says.

Business and regulatory pressures were already weighing on aging executives before the onset of the pandemic led many to delay retirement plans. Now as the crisis eases, an increasing number are finally stepping down.

Hiring fewer front-line workers but paying them more could improve customer experiences, strengthen employee retention and reduce stress for managers.

The city and the nonprofit Operation HOPE will offer $100 to kids from low-income households, with banks playing an assisting role. “Once you own some stock, once you have an account, now you're watching that grow and you’re a participant in the” financial system, said John Hope Bryant, the nonprofit's founder and CEO.

The sale could end minority ownership for Alamerica Bank in Alabama, further reducing the number of Black-owned banks in the U.S.

The aging of the American workforce is expected to hit the financial industry especially hard. So banks are considering nontraditional job candidates, finding bigger roles for young employees and moving those planning their departures into advisory roles.

Goldman Sachs Group added new employee benefits, including higher retirement contributions, as part of a package of changes aimed at addressing worker burnout.

Financial services companies tend to push out older employees. That’s a mistake, both because of the loss of institutional knowledge and because it’s older bankers who can build the best rapport with boomer customers.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Innovation Banking hired Ryan Enriquez from JPMorgan Chase as executive director, part of an expansion of the unit’s New York office.

Citigroup is looking to hire 100 people as part of a new push into digital assets inside its institutional business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bankers say they're putting up with behavior from entry-level workers that never would have been tolerated in the past because it's so hard to fill positions. Those compromises can undermine corporate culture.

Recruiting from competitors can be hard to pull off, and it won't create more equity in the industry. Some of the Best Banks to Work For are finding ways to develop, support and promote women who are already on the payroll.

Goldman Sachs Group is expanding its private-banking team in London as it builds out operations targeting the world’s ultrawealthy.

Adelphi Bank in Columbus, Ohio, would be just the nation’s fourth depository with a predominantly African American board of directors. “The hope is that we change lives,” said Jordan Miller Jr., who would serve as president and CEO.

Morgan Stanley is introducing an initiative to draw more young people from diverse backgrounds to the finance industry, furthering its outreach efforts a week after appointing to the bank’s board its first woman of color.

Several of Barclays PLC’s top shareholders have raised concerns about the terms of Jes Staley’s departure, as the fallout from his abrupt resignation continues to spread.

Now that dispersed workforces are expected to be the long-term norm, banks are taking steps to maintain a sense of teamwork and giving managers new training in troubleshooting.

Americans are changing jobs in record numbers, posing a challenge for all employers. Here's how the Best Banks to Work For are redoubling their efforts to recruit and retain talent.