Diversity and equality

Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown and three other Democrats asked nonbank lenders to ensure they comply with fair-lending laws following a report suggesting they charge higher rates to those who have attended historically black or predominantly Hispanic colleges.

Authorities looking into Barclays CEO’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein; controversial pick Judy Shelton, critics charge, would jeopardize Fed independence.

Humanidei and the African-American Credit Union Coalition have committed to the goal of at least 30% racial and gender diversity in the C-suite within the next 10 years. It will take more than just lip service from the rest of the movement.

A study by the House Financial Services Committee on the industry’s efforts to hire and promote more women and minorities has sparked a dispute over whether banks should have to be more transparent about those efforts.

Wells is thought to be the first big U.S. bank to allow harassment victims to go to court instead of arbitration. An investment firm that advocates for progressive causes claimed credit for the policy change.

It could take a while to achieve those goals – more than half of credit union boards don’t have term limits for directors, the report showed.

The African-American Credit Union Coalition will recognize three industry leaders, one posthumously, during an event in Washington later this month.

The Financial Services Committee will also hold hearings next month on monetary policy, the CFPB and "astroturfing" worries, among other things.

All three executives began as tellers and have been with the institution for a dozen years or more.

Until the gender gap of the technology, banking and payment industries change, innovation will continue to be impacted, says Itemize's Samantha Fisher.

The changes will mean a bigger gap between the best and worst borrowers; the bank will require companies they take public to have a ‘diverse’ board member.

The Madison, Wis.-based think tank's latest initiative is another sign of the increasing emphasis the credit union industry is placing on diversity, equity and inclusion.

IBM called for rules aimed at eliminating bias in artificial intelligence to ease concerns that the technology relies on data that bakes in past discriminatory practices and could harm women, minorities, the disabled, older Americans and others.

Doug Nielson at U.S. Bank and Jane Barratt at MX explain how men can be more supportive of their female colleagues.

The agency issued a fair housing proposal last month that would perpetuate segregation and make it harder to detect discrimination.

The investment bank is raising its return on equity target following a record earnings year; Democrat lawmakers say JPMorgan's response on racial discrimination questions was inadequate.

In the year since it voluntarily disclosed its own data, Citigroup has shown an improvement in its median pay for female and minority employees, the firm said Wednesday.

President Trump's impeachment trial could get underway in the Senate this week, making it even harder for the movement's legislative priorities to gain traction.

New legislation in Congress seeks to do away with a data-collection mandate that addressed discrimination in business lending. The repeal measure has the support of two bank industry groups based in Washington.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed an overhaul of an Obama-era rule meant to guide local jurisdictions in how they comply with the Fair Housing Act.