Already the nation's largest Small Business Administration lender by dollar volume, the Wilmington-based bank plans to add more than 200 employees and spend $25 million on a new building.

PayPal Holdings said Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen is taking a leave of absence to address a treatable medical condition.

Bank of Montreal's capital-markets division is cutting a number of jobs across its businesses and locations in response to weakening market conditions, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating allegations that the real estate appraisal standards written by the Washington nonprofit perpetuate discrimination.

Bank of America is starting a paid sabbatical program to reward its long-term employees, starting with four weeks off for those who have spent 15 years with the company.

The fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets has commissioned an outside law firm to assess its diversity practices. Wells had previously resisted a shareholder proposal that would have authorized a similar review.

Over the course of 10 years, the bank's Disability Advocacy Network has implemented other initiatives to improve interactions with staff members and customers with disabilities or cognitive disorders.

Sarver, who owns the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, is facing a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine after an investigation found evidence of workplace misconduct. The Arizona bank where Sarver previously served as chairman and CEO is also discussed in an investigative report released Tuesday.

After investment banking fees fell by 54% last quarter, the nation's largest bank by assets is considering cutting back. "Last year, we had to add a lot of bodies just to execute the huge amount of volume we were executing," Chief Operating Officer Daniel Pinto said Tuesday.

Protego Trust Bank in Seattle, a bank in formation with plans to open this year, named financial technology veteran Ron Totaro its first chief executive.

While the total number is less than some previous rounds, the reductions are a resumption of Goldman's annual culling cycle that it had largely paused during the pandemic, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The Biden administration's Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Task Force is working to eliminate race-based bias in the assessment of home values.

By offering financial education through local crisis centers and community groups — and following through with access to credit — many credit unions are building trust with people who had been wary of working with mainstream institutions.

The average turnover rate has risen to 23% this year from about 16% in 2021, according to a Crowe Global survey of more than 400 banks. Raises and more generous benefits aren't enough to keep workers, the firm warns.

Financial downturns hit lower-wealth communities first and cause them to suffer the longest.

Earlier this year, canvassers visited branches in five California counties to ask about account options. Some 37% of those who spoke Spanish were unable to talk to a banker, compared with 15% of English speakers, according to a report by the Roosevelt Institute.

Community development financial institutions that are led by people of color will receive the capital, which is being distributed through the National Alliance of Latino CDFI Executives and the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs, according to BofA.

Bosses are expecting workers to finally start showing up regularly at Manhattan offices that have been sparsely populated for more than two years.

The plans will be based on feedback the company got from staff surveys on the topic, Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

Citigroup is seeking 400 more staff for its Belfast office as it expands rapidly outside of London, according to a senior executive at the bank.