The layoffs come as the fintech is still working to close the SPAC merger it announced in August 2021.

M&T Bank joins a Massachusetts fintech-focused hub; Republic Bancorp in Louisville, Kentucky, once again expands in the Cincinnati market; ChatGPT suffers a security lapse and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Oregon Community Credit Union is piloting a new schedule to address rising absenteeism and concerns about stress among its call center staff.

Diversity, equity and inclusion has only grown in importance to the financial services industry over the last few years. For that reason, DEI philosophies are becoming a bigger concern as buyers and sellers try to determine how their corporate cultures might mesh.

Adapted Accessibility is a browser plug-in that will help employees, and eventually customers, more effectively browse the web by setting on-screen preferences.

Organizations must have fully-staffed internal controls to manage risk and ensure regulations are properly followed.

American Banker is now accepting applications for the Best Banks to Work For 2023 ranking.The registration deadline is May 12.

Hannah Olson, CEO of disability compliance solution Disclo, explains how she moved through days of uncertainty when her startup's bank failed.

Combining the two Swiss megabanks means more assets and a bigger brand for UBS. But it could be a heavy lift, slowing U.S. advisor recruitment.

Employees of the collapsed bank are using LinkedIn, and old-school means, to find new jobs.

One day after Provident Financial Services agreed to buy Lakeland Bancorp, the latter bank reached a redlining settlement with the Department of Justice. Now there are calls for regulators who are reviewing the deal to require the same of more banks.

The bank is reassigning staffers to busier divisions as attrition and hiring slow.

Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown wants regulators to hold public meetings on branch shutdowns in situations where community members request them. His request follows opposition to a closure in a low-income section of Toledo, Ohio.

More than 90% of appraisers are white, and researchers have found that bias leads to lower valuations for homeowners of color. A Flagstar executive said the mortgage-focused bank is "not just going to sit on the sidelines and watch this happen."

Credit unions have individually made progress in making their ranks more diverse and inclusive, but their efforts are starting to bump up against the political discourse over "woke" corporate cultures.

The Ohio-based bank concentrated most of its lending branches in majority-white neighborhoods and did nothing to compensate for its lack of physical presence, the DOJ claims.

A group including Dr. Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, and former SBA Regional Administrator Ashley Bell says the deal struck Tuesday to acquire Holladay Bank & Trust in Utah marks the first time Black investors have acquired a non-Black bank.

The new Greenlight for Work program allows employers to provide working parents with financial education for their whole family.

Nothing demoralizes a good employee like seeing managers tolerate a bad one.

It's long been understood that there's a digital divide between Black banks and credit unions and other depositories. A new Urban Institute analysis looks at the prevalence of online banking services and mobile apps — and finds a chasm between the haves and have-nots.