Two experts traded verbal barbs over whether promoting a sales culture helps or hurts the credit union mission of putting members first.

As an investment community, we have to realize that any system with 90% homogeneity is vulnerable, while diversity makes the system more resilient.

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IH Mississippi Valley exec attends U.S. Army War College seminar and more CU professionals in the news.

The New York Times explores why we lack female CEOs, Uber considers Bank of America’s Anne Finucane for its CEO spot, and State Street’s head of corporate governance explains its push for gender diversity on boards. Plus, who needs a hero?

Citizens Equity First promotes two in its electronic services department and more promotions, new hires and awards.

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Virginia Community Bank in a rare instance of a nondepository mortgage company buying a bank, rather than the reverse.

As real estate loans continue to be a key product, CUs are investing in personnel focused on these offerings.

Union Bankshares in Virginia lost several key lending officers after it bought StellarOne. Management as a result has made changes to minimize employee flight from its latest M&A target, Xenith Bankshares.

The branch manager was terminated after she reported conduct by at least three private bankers working under her that she believed to be bank, wire and mail fraud.

Various departments will be realigned or consolidated and staff will shrink by attrition in the agency’s first large-scale restructuring since 2003.

Readers question acting comptroller Noreika, weigh in on SoFi’s charter application, defend Trump’s exit from the Paris Accord, and more.

Payments company rises as hot premium cards fly under its banner; despite the improvements, analysts have concerns about growing credit quality issues.

Credit unions are hiring and promoting new loan officers to ramp up a key area of their operations.

The ride-sharing service Uber is reportedly considering hiring a female chief executive to help it move past the reputational damage it suffered under ousted co-founder Travis Kalanick.

A profile of New York's top cop for banking offers insight into her thinking on hot regulatory issues; the women behind the machine learning at Morgan Stanley and UBS see a future with better advice; plus, Jane Austen and the new Doctor Who.

One CU taps a new CFO and other leadership changes throughout the industry.

More than a dozen mostly multinational banks have started using a business diagnostic tool to measure inclusivity of LGBTQ staffers. RBC Capital Markets says the insights have shaped its recruitment and retention strategy.

A community bank gets taken to task by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Tennis player Andy Murray makes his mom — and lots of other women — proud at Wimbledon. Also, the Bank of England's Charlotte Hogg and Morgan Stanley's Naureen Hassan.

TruStone taps a pair of new leaders, a CEO earns honorary degree and more credit union executives in the news.