Recruiting

Highly acquisitive banks that pack on assets without sacrificing employee morale pepper American Banker's annual Best Banks to Work For rankings.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other institutions — including more than two-thirds of honorees that made the Best Banks to Work For — show no let-up in their commitment to add transitioning service personnel. In fact, they're expanding their reach to include military spouses.

Wage transparency is seen as being particularly important for women, who are often paid less and could benefit from information that helps them negotiate higher salaries.

JPMorgan Chase is building out teams that handle card transactions and other payments for businesses by recruiting staff across key Asian markets amid the boom in digital commerce.

Barclays plans to hire more than 1,000 staff in the coming weeks to help consumers manage their finances through the looming downturn, according to its CEO.

Fidelity Investments is hiring an additional 100 people for its digital assets unit, stepping up an expansion that started in May and taking advantage of turmoil among crypto firms to lure talent. 

JPMorgan Chase is set to add another 20 people to its Saudi Arabia operation by the end of the year as it looks to capitalize on one of the world's few bright spots for equity capital markets, despite simmering political tensions between U.S. President Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

JPMorgan Chase has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy, less than a month after CEO Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."

The biggest U.S. banks are continuing to add to their workforces even as executives from Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley talk of scaling back amid a slump in dealmaking and capital markets.

Dennis Halpin will conclude his 18-year tenure with the credit union in January.